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/**
 * <fullname>AWS Identity and Access Management</fullname>
 * <p>
 * AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a web service that you can use to manage users and user permissions under
 * your AWS account. This guide provides descriptions of IAM actions that you can call programmatically. For general
 * information about IAM, see <a href="http://aws.amazon.com/iam/">AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)</a>. For the
 * user guide for IAM, see <a href="http://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/">Using IAM</a>.
 * </p>
 * <note>
 * <p>
 * AWS provides SDKs that consist of libraries and sample code for various programming languages and platforms (Java,
 * Ruby, .NET, iOS, Android, etc.). The SDKs provide a convenient way to create programmatic access to IAM and AWS. For
 * example, the SDKs take care of tasks such as cryptographically signing requests (see below), managing errors, and
 * retrying requests automatically. For information about the AWS SDKs, including how to download and install them, see
 * the <a href="http://aws.amazon.com/tools/">Tools for Amazon Web Services</a> page.
 * </p>
 * </note>
 * <p>
 * We recommend that you use the AWS SDKs to make programmatic API calls to IAM. However, you can also use the IAM Query
 * API to make direct calls to the IAM web service. To learn more about the IAM Query API, see <a
 * href="http://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/IAM_UsingQueryAPI.html">Making Query Requests</a> in the
 * <i>Using IAM</i> guide. IAM supports GET and POST requests for all actions. That is, the API does not require you to
 * use GET for some actions and POST for others. However, GET requests are subject to the limitation size of a URL.
 * Therefore, for operations that require larger sizes, use a POST request.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * <b>Signing Requests</b>
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * Requests must be signed using an access key ID and a secret access key. We strongly recommend that you do not use
 * your AWS account access key ID and secret access key for everyday work with IAM. You can use the access key ID and
 * secret access key for an IAM user or you can use the AWS Security Token Service to generate temporary security
 * credentials and use those to sign requests.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * To sign requests, we recommend that you use <a
 * href="http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/signature-version-4.html">Signature Version 4</a>. If you have an
 * existing application that uses Signature Version 2, you do not have to update it to use Signature Version 4. However,
 * some operations now require Signature Version 4. The documentation for operations that require version 4 indicate
 * this requirement.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * <b>Additional Resources</b>
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * For more information, see the following:
 * </p>
 * <ul>
 * <li>
 * <p>
 * <a href="http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-security-credentials.html">AWS Security Credentials</a>.
 * This topic provides general information about the types of credentials used for accessing AWS.
 * </p>
 * </li>
 * <li>
 * <p>
 * <a href="http://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/IAMBestPractices.html">IAM Best Practices</a>. This topic
 * presents a list of suggestions for using the IAM service to help secure your AWS resources.
 * </p>
 * </li>
 * <li>
 * <p>
 * <a href="http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/signing_aws_api_requests.html">Signing AWS API Requests</a>.
 * This set of topics walk you through the process of signing a request using an access key ID and secret access key.
 * </p>
 * </li>
 * </ul>
 */
package com.amazonaws.services.identitymanagement;