GCP project where everyone is Editor
GCP IAM binds principals to roles at project, folder or organization. Editor is near-admin, narrow it.
support/cloud-platforms/gcp-iam-bindingssteps: 4
Try this first
- Replace Editor with specific roles like Compute Admin or Storage Object Viewer
- Use folders to split dev, test, prod with their own IAM
- Enable Organization Policy to block external accounts where needed
- Audit via Policy Analyzer which principals actually have which rights
When to bring us in
Custom roles work but maintenance is real. Try predefined roles first.
See also
- Everyone logs in with the AWS root accountRoot is for emergencies and billing. Day-to-day work belongs in IAM users or SSO.
- Every developer has AdministratorAccessAdministratorAccess everywhere is convenient now, painful later. Start with role-based policies.
- Everyone has individual IAM users with their own passwordIdentity Center (formerly AWS SSO) links to your IdP and issues temporary credentials per session.
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