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This article helps you to create and download AWS secret and access keys which will be needed for scheduling backup of an application using DMaaS.
The following section provides the detailed steps for creating AWS credentials for an existing AWS user and for a new AWS user.
- Create AWS credentials for an existing User
- Create AWS credentials for a New User
- Login into the IAM user account.
- Click on Services and select IAM from Security, Identity, and Compliance.
- Click on Users section present on the left sidebar and select the username from the table displayed on the screen.
- Next, click on Security credentials tab.
- Click on Create access key button to generate Access Key ID and Secret Access Key.
- Download the credentials to your local machine. This file has the details of the Access key ID and Secret access key. Note down these credentials and enter while scheduling backup of an application.
- Create an AWS user by clicking on Services and select IAM from Security, Identity, and Compliance.
- Click on Users and then on Add Users.
- Provide User name under Set User details section and select Programmatic access as Access type under Select AWS access type section. Proceed to next step by clicking on Next: Permissions
- Select permissions and add user to the groups if any groups are present. Proceed to the next step by clicking Next: Tags
- (Optional) Add tags with a key: value format. Proceed to next step to review the details by clicking Next: Review button.
- Review the entered details of the User and click on Create user button to create User with AWS credentials.
- Download the AWS credentials in csv format by clicking on Download .csv button. This file contains Access key ID and Secret access key. Note down these credentials and provide them during scheduling backup of an application.
The generated key can be used during scheduling of Backup using Director.