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title: "How to connect an AWS account"
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updated: 2026-03-04T12:05:04Z
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# How to connect an AWS account

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

## Requirements

- For the **Write** integration mode, the user access key must have the `IAMReadOnlyAccess` policy attached to it.
- For the **Read and Write** integration mode, the user access key must have the following policies attached to it:
  - `IAMAttachGroupPolicy`
  - `IAMAttachRolePolicy`
  - `IAMAttachUserPolicy`
  - `IAMDetachGroupPolicy`
  - `IAMDetachRolePolicy`
  - `IAMDetachUserPolicy`
  - `IAMGenerateCredentialReport`
  - `IAMGenerateServiceLastAccessedDetails`
  - `IAMGet*`
  - `IAMList*`
  - `IAMSimulateCustomPolicy`
  - `IAMSimulatePrincipalPolicy`
  - `IAMCreateUser`
  - `IAMDeleteUser`
  - `IAMCreateLoginProfile`
  - `IAMDeleteLoginProfile`
  - `IAMCreateAccessKey`
  - `IAMDeleteAccessKey`
  - `IAMDeleteSigningCertificate`
  - `IAMDeleteSSHPublicKey`
  - `IAMDeleteServiceSpecificCredential`
  - `IAMDeactivateMFADevice`
  - `IAMDeleteVirtualMFADevice`
  - `IAMDeleteUserPolicy`
  - `IAMRemoveUserFromGroup`

## 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.