Week 5 Worklog

Week 5 Objectives:

  • Deep dive into advanced security and identity management on AWS: advanced IAM and AWS Cognito.
  • Learn about multi-account management (AWS Organizations) and AWS IAM Identity Center.
  • Reinforce knowledge of Security Groups and explore AWS Security Hub for security monitoring.
  • Continue researching the architecture and deployment diagram for the real-world site project.
  • Participate in a workshop to gain practical experience.

Tasks to be carried out this week:

DayTaskStart DateCompletion DateReference Material
2- Study advanced Amazon Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Learn about AWS Cognito for user authentication and identity management		05/18/202605/18/2026https://cloudjourney.awsstudygroup.com/
3- Learn how AWS Organizations works and how resources are distributed
- Explore AWS IAM Identity Center for centralized login management		05/19/202605/19/2026https://cloudjourney.awsstudygroup.com/
4- Deep dive into Security Groups (mechanism, rules)
- Explore and enable AWS Security Hub for security monitoring		05/20/202605/20/2026https://cloudjourney.awsstudygroup.com/
5- Continue analyzing the application architecture and deployment technology for the site project05/21/202605/21/2026
6- Create a detailed system diagram and map out connections for the site project05/22/202605/22/2026
7- Participate in Event 1: AWS Vietnam Community Day 202605/23/202605/23/2026

Week 5 Achievements:

  • Understood how AWS Cognito manages user identities (User Pools, Identity Pools) for web and mobile applications.
  • Mastered AWS Organizations: hierarchical structure (OUs), resource allocation, and centralized multi-account management through AWS IAM Identity Center.
  • Deep understanding of Security Group traffic filtering mechanism (stateful) and how to activate and use AWS Security Hub for automated security compliance checking.
  • Clarified the technical architecture and created a concrete deployment plan for the site project.
  • Gained valuable practical knowledge and hands-on experience from the Event 1 workshop.