AWS Certified Developer AssociateThe Complete Beginner's Guide

Identity and Access Management (IAM) Basics

Objective Domain 1 · Understand IAM users, groups, roles, policies, and best practices for secure access.

S3 Security, Encryption, and Access Controls

Objective Domain 1 · Implement S3 bucket policies, ACLs, server-side encryption, and presigned URLs.

AWS KMS and Encryption Key Management

Objective Domain 1 · Use AWS Key Management Service to create, manage, and rotate encryption keys.

Amazon Cognito for User Authentication and Authorization

Objective Domain 1 · Configure Cognito user pools, identity pools, and integrate with API Gateway.

Managing Secrets and Secure Application Configuration

Objective Domain 1 · Use AWS Secrets Manager and Systems Manager Parameter Store to securely store and retrieve secrets.

Deploying Applications with AWS Elastic Beanstalk

Objective Domain 2 · Create environments, manage deployments, and use configuration files.

Infrastructure as Code with AWS CloudFormation

Objective Domain 2 · Write templates, manage stacks, and use change sets for deployments.

Container Deployments with ECS and Fargate

Objective Domain 2 · Create task definitions, services, and deploy containers with ECS/Fargate.

AWS Lambda: Functions, Triggers, and Event-Driven Architectures

Objective Domain 3 · Write, deploy, and test Lambda functions; configure triggers from S3, DynamoDB, API Gateway, etc.

Amazon API Gateway: Building and Securing REST APIs

Objective Domain 3 · Create REST APIs, configure stages, authorize with IAM/Cognito, and enable caching.

DynamoDB Advanced: Transactions, Streams, and DAX

Objective Domain 3 · Implement DynamoDB transactions, capture changes with Streams, and accelerate reads with DAX.

Asynchronous Messaging with SQS and SNS

Objective Domain 3 · Create queues, topics, subscribe endpoints, and integrate with Lambda.

Orchestrating Workflows with AWS Step Functions

Objective Domain 3 · Define state machines, manage retries, and integrate with Lambda and other services.

Monitoring and Debugging with AWS X-Ray

Objective Domain 4 · Instrument applications, analyze traces, and identify performance bottlenecks.

CloudWatch Metrics, Logs, and Alarms for Application Monitoring

Objective Domain 4 · Collect custom metrics, set up log groups, and create alarms for proactive monitoring.

Performance Optimization and Cost Management Best Practices

Objective Domain 4 · Optimize Lambda execution, DynamoDB throughput, caching strategies, and reduce costs.