How to connect an AWS account

This document provides information on how to connect an Amazon Web Services (AWS) account to the Cloud Entitlements.

Prerequisites

The user access key must have the IAMReadOnlyAccess policy attached to it.

Connect an AWS account

To connect your AWS account to Cloud Entitlements, see the following procedure:

1. Access Cloud Security.
2. Access the Cloud Entitlements product.
3. In the Cloud Entitlements menu, click Setup > Amazon Web Services.
4. Click + Connect.
5. Select Account.
6. Select the integration mode.
7. In the Name your account * field, enter a name for your account.
8. In the Access key * field, enter your AWS account’s access key.
9. In the Secret access key * field, enter your AWS account’s secret access key.
10. (Optional): In the Tags field, enter tags to the account. Separate each tag by pressing the Enter key.
11. Click the Connect button.

Upon successful connection, your AWS account will be displayed in the list of connected accounts. If the connection fails, please verify your access key and its associated policy. Important: You can't use a user access key from an account that is already connected to Cloud Entitlements.

To make any necessary changes, click Action > Edit. Additionally, you can activate or deactivate the account by toggling the Status button.

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