Create an IAM user

To create an administrator user, choose one of the following options.

Choose one way to manage your administrator	To	By	You can also
In IAM Identity Center (Recommended)	Use short-term credentials to access AWS. This aligns with the security best practices. For information about best practices, see Security best practices in IAM in the IAM User Guide.	Following the instructions in Getting started in the AWS IAM Identity Center (successor to AWS Single Sign-On) User Guide.	Configure programmatic access by Configuring the AWS CLI to use AWS IAM Identity Center (successor to AWS Single Sign-On) in the AWS Command Line Interface User Guide.
In IAM (Not recommended)	Use long-term credentials to access AWS.	Following the instructions in Creating your first IAM admin user and user group in the IAM User Guide.	Configure programmatic access by Managing access keys for IAM users in the IAM User Guide.