Automated User Provisioning for AI Model Data Access

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To create an automated user provisioning system for AI model data access, you would typically require an Identity Access Management (IAM) system in place. Automation of user provisioning often includes creating users, assigning them to specific groups or roles, and granting them permissions to access certain resources. For example, in an AI context, users might need access to specific cloud storage buckets, databases, or other services that house the data necessary for AI models.

We can use Pulumi to automate this process across different cloud providers and IAM systems. As an illustration, we'll set up a simple user provisioning system using AWS as our cloud provider. In AWS, IAM is the service used to manage access to AWS services and resources securely. We'll create an IAM user, assign the appropriate permissions to access AI model data (for example, in an S3 bucket), and output necessary details such as access keys.

Below is a Pulumi program that accomplishes this:

```python
import pulumi
import pulumi_aws as aws

# Create an AWS IAM User
ai_user = aws.iam.User("aiUser",
                       path="/",
                       force_destroy=True,
                       tags={
                           "Environment": "DataAccess",
                           "Project": "AIModel"
                       })

# Create an IAM Access Key for the user, which will be used for programmatic access
ai_access_key = aws.iam.AccessKey("aiAccessKey",
                                  user=ai_user.name)

# Define an IAM Policy that grants access to a specific S3 bucket or prefix
ai_model_data_access_policy_doc = aws.iam.get_policy_document(statements=[{
    "actions": [
        "s3:GetObject",
        "s3:ListBucket"
    ],
    "resources": [
        "arn:aws:s3:::ai-model-data/*", # Assuming ai-model-data is your S3 bucket name
        "arn:aws:s3:::ai-model-data"    # Include this line if you want the user to list the bucket
    ],
}])

# Create an IAM Policy from the defined policy document
ai_data_access_policy = aws.iam.Policy("aiDataAccessPolicy",
                                       description="A policy that allows access to AI model data in S3",
                                       policy=ai_model_data_access_policy_doc.json)

# Attach the policy to the user
ai_user_policy_attachment = aws.iam.UserPolicyAttachment("aiUserPolicyAttachment",
                                                         user=ai_user.name,
                                                         policy_arn=ai_data_access_policy.arn)

# Export the IAM User's credentials
pulumi.export("ai_user_name", ai_user.name)
pulumi.export("ai_access_key_id", ai_access_key.id)
pulumi.export("ai_secret_access_key", ai_access_key.secret)

# IMPORTANT: Handling secrets - In a production environment, you should use Pulumi's secret management
# to encrypt sensitive information such as the user's secret access key. Here's how you mark it as a secret:
pulumi.export("ai_secret_access_key", pulumi.Output.secret(ai_access_key.secret))
```

In the program above, we're doing the following:

- We create an IAM user `aiUser` that will have access to AI model data. This user represents an entity that interacts programmatically with AWS services.

- We create an IAM access key `aiAccessKey` that the user will use to authenticate with AWS services.

- An IAM policy `ai_model_data_access_policy_doc` document is defined and specifies the permissions the user will have. In this case, we're granting access to get objects and list a bucket in S3 that contains the AI model data.

- We then create an IAM policy `aiDataAccessPolicy` from the policy document and then attach it to our user with `ai_user_policy_attachment`, which combines the user and the policy.

- We use `pulumi.export` to output the user name and access keys; this can be used in your CI/CD system or provided to the relevant services that need to access the S3 bucket with AI model data.

Remember, handling of secrets, like the secret access key, should be dealt with caution. Pulumi supports secret management, where it encrypts sensitive data. In the code, I have shown how you mark the secret access key as a Pulumi secret, which ensures it is stored encrypted in the Pulumi state.

This is a basic example to get you started with automated user provisioning for AI model data access on AWS using Pulumi. Depending on your requirements, you might have more complex policies or multiple resources to manage. Always ensure to follow best practices for identity and access management, such as granting least privilege necessary.