Microsoft Azure → Amazon Web Services
AWS equivalent of Managed identities for Azure resources
The closest AWS equivalent of Managed identities for Azure resources is IAM roles for AWS services.
About Managed identities for Azure resources
| Provider | Microsoft Azure |
|---|---|
| Status | Generally available |
| What it is | System-assigned or user-assigned Entra identities for Azure resources, so code gets tokens for Azure services without storing credentials. |
| Documentation | learn.microsoft.com |
| Pricing | Official pricing page |
AWS mappings (1)
| Capability | AWS equivalent | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Credential-free identities for cloud workloads | IAM roles for AWS services | Direct match |
Identity & access management(1)
Credential-free identities for cloud workloads Direct match
IAM roles for EC2, Lambda, ECS, and EKS map to Azure managed identities (system-assigned or user-assigned). Both hand short-lived tokens to code through the platform.
- Lifecycle. A system-assigned managed identity is created and deleted with its resource, while a user-assigned identity is standalone and reusable, much like an IAM role shared by many instances.
- Kubernetes. EKS uses Pod Identity or IRSA, and AKS uses Microsoft Entra Workload ID (federation to a managed identity).