In Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Identity and Access Management (IAM), administrator roles play a significant role in managing access:
* Simplification of Access Management: Utilizing administrator roles allows you to simplify access management by eliminating the need to create complex IAM policies manually. These roles come with predefined permissions that cover common administrative tasks, reducing the effort needed to manage access controls.
* Granular Control: While administrator roles provide a broad range of permissions, they may not offer the same level of granularity as custom policies.
* Other Benefits:
* Offer a wider range of permission combinations (A): While custom policies can offer more specific combinations, administrator roles are designed to cover a broad range of tasks.
* Granting Access Outside Identity Domain (C): Administrator roles are generally scoped to their identity domain and do not provide cross-domain access.
* Granular Control (D): Although administrator roles simplify management, custom policies are typically used when granular control over specific compartments or resources is needed.
* Relevant OCI Documentation:
* OCI IAM Roles Overview
This resource provides detailed information on how roles and policies are used in OCI to manage access.