Summary
In this chapter, we explored various powerful features of Cloud IAM, including principals, roles, IAM policies, and service accounts. We gained insights into effective service account key management and learned how to detect potential issues when keys are checked into Git. Additionally, we discovered the versatility of IAM conditions and adopted best practices for creating robust IAM policies. We also delved into Cloud Storage ACLs and their ability to provide fine-grained access control. Armed with this knowledge, you are now equipped to confidently set up IAM policies for any workloads in Google Cloud, troubleshoot access problems, and implement the recommended best practices we discussed. We even delved into advanced features such as IAM Policy Intelligence and WIF.
As we conclude this chapter on Google Cloud’s IAM features, the upcoming chapters will focus on exploring the robust network security capabilities of Google Cloud.
