Most Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) tools rely on iam:GenerateCredentialReport to fetch IAM user details. However, this API fails in AWS accounts with large IAM user bases (e.g., 20,000+ users), causing:

• Missed IAM misconfigurations 🚨
• Blind spots in security audits 🕵️
• Unmonitored access risks 🔓

AWS's current hard limit allows a maximum of 5000 IAM users per account—but what happens when an enterprise has 25,000+ users?

👉 Kloudle solved this.

We bypassed AWS’s API limitations to provide IAM misconfiguration detection at any scale.
Instead of relying on iam:GenerateCredentialReport, we dynamically query AWS APIs to fetch IAM data without limits.

This uncovered critical IAM risks that CSPM tools miss in large accounts.

Our method identified high-impact security flaws, such as:

1️⃣ Users with multiple active access keys

• Attackers can maintain access even after a breach.
• APIs used: aws iam list-users, aws iam list-access-keys

2️⃣ Stale IAM keys (not rotated in 90+ days)

• Prolonged attack surface, compliance failures.
• APIs used: aws iam list-users, aws iam list-access-keys

3️⃣ Unused IAM keys (last used >90 days ago)

• Forgotten keys pose high-risk entry points.
• APIs used: aws iam get-access-key-last-used

4️⃣ Users with password login but NO MFA

• One stolen password = full account compromise.
• APIs used: aws iam list-users, aws iam list-mfa-devices

AWS IAM security is not one-size-fits-all.
Enterprise-scale AWS accounts break traditional security tools.

By dynamically querying AWS APIs without relying on credential reports, we offer:

✅ Security for AWS accounts with 20,000+ IAM users
✅ Deep visibility beyond CSPM limitations
✅ Real-time IAM risk detection without API failures

• Read more: Kloudle’s Blog on IAM Security
• Join the Discussion: Open an issue if you've faced similar IAM challenges!

🚀 Securing AWS at Scale. One IAM risk at a time.