AWS Identity & Access Management Best Practices
Security credentials, such as passwords, access keys, and secret access keys, are used to securely access AWS resources. Rotating these credentials regularly is an important security practice because it reduces the risk of unauthorised access, which could lead to theft, deletion, or corruption of data.
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