# 1.8 Security and Identity

IAM (Identity Access Management): this is how you sign in or authenticate to AWS. Fundamental service of AWS.

Inspector: inspect your virtual machines.

Certificate Manager: it gives you free SSL certificates for your domain name.

Directory Service: it is a way use the active directory.

WAF (Web Application Firewalls): traditional firewalls gives you network level protection, WAF gives you application level protection.

Artifacts: it is where you get your compliance documentation in the AWS console.
