Identity and Access Management (IAM) contains policies, technologies, and processes that enable organizations to decide who has the right to access resources at different points in the organization. This ensures that the resources in the organization are protected from unauthorized access. Notably, IAM plays an instrumental function in handling user identities, ensuring access controls, and complying with security regulations in contemporary organizations. IAM has key components that help in administering the organization, as summarized in Figure 1-1.