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title: "The key differences between ABAC and RBAC models in AWS"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-key-differences-between-abac-and-rbac-models-in-aws-kvct5apek
source_url: https://aws.plainenglish.io/the-key-differences-between-abac-and-rbac-models-in-aws-cfb334a82d61
type: article
source: "AWS in Plain English"
published: 2024-05-28T16:13:33.273Z
updated: 2025-09-06T02:34:16.435Z
tags: ["aws", "iam"]
reading_time: 3
upvotes: 1
comments: 0
language: en
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# The key differences between ABAC and RBAC models in AWS

**[AWS in Plain English](https://daily.dev/sources/awsplainenglish)** · 3 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

RBAC is a coarse-grained access control model that is often easier to manage and scale, while ABAC is a more fine-grained access control model that is more flexible and precise, but can be more complex to implement and manage.

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