Configuring an AWS SDN connector using IAM roles

The following summarizes minimum sufficient Identity and Access Management (IAM) roles for this deployment:

{

"Version": "2012-10-17",

"Statement": [

{

"Action": [

"ec2:Describe*"

],

"Resource": "*",

"Effect": "Allow"

}

]

}

For instances running in AWS (on demand or bring your own license), you can set up the AWS SDN connector using AWS IAM credentials.

IAM authentication is available only for FGT-AWS and FGT-AWSONDEMAND platforms.

To configure AWS SDN connector using the GUI:

1. Configure the AWS software-defined network (SDN) connector:
   1. Go to Security Fabric > External Connectors.
   2. Click Create New, and select Amazon Web Services (AWS).
   3. Enable Use metadata IAM.
   4. Configure other fields as desired.
   5. Click OK.
2. Create a dynamic firewall address for the configured AWS SDN connector:
   1. Go to Policy & Objects > Addresses.
   2. Click Create New, then select Address.
   3. Configure the address:

      1. From the Type dropdown list, select Dynamic.

      2. From the Sub Type dropdown list, select Fabric Connector Address.

      3. From the SDN Connector dropdown list, select the connector that you created.

      4. In the Filter field, configure the desired filter, such as SecurityGroupId=sg-05f4749cf84267548 or K8S_Region=us-west-2.

      5. Configure other fields as desired, then click OK.

3. Ensure that the AWS SDN connector resolves dynamic firewall IP addresses:
   1. Go to Policy & Objects > Addresses.
   2. Hover over the address created in step 2 to see a list of IP addresses for instances that belong to the security group configured in step 2.

      

To configure AWS SDN connector using CLI commands:

1. Configure the AWS connector:

   config system sdn-connector

   edit "aws1"

   set status enable

   set type aws

   set use-metadata-iam enable

   set update-interval 60

   next

   end

2. Create a dynamic firewall address for the configured AWS SDN connector with the supported filter. The SDN connector resolves dynamic firewall address IP addresses:

   config firewall address

   edit "aws-ec2"

   set type dynamic

   set sdn "aws1"

   set filter "SecurityGroupId=sg-05f4749cf84267548"

   set sdn-addr-type public

   next

   edit "aws-eks1"

   set type dynamic

   set sdn "aws1"

   set filter "K8S_Region=us-west-2"

   next

   end

3. Confirm that the AWS SDN connector resolves dynamic firewall IP addresses using the configured filter:

   config firewall address

   edit "aws-ec2"

   set type dynamic

   set sdn "aws1"

   set filter "SecurityGroupId=sg-05f4749cf84267548"

   set sdn-addr-type public

   config list

   edit "34.222.246.198"

   next

   edit "54.188.139.177"

   next

   edit "54.218.229.229"

   next

   end

   next

   edit "aws-eks1"

   set type dynamic

   set sdn "aws1"

   set filter "K8S_Region=us-west-2"

   config list

   edit "192.168.114.197"

   next

   edit "192.168.167.20"

   next

   edit "192.168.180.72"

   next

   edit "192.168.181.186"

   next

   edit "192.168.210.107"

   next

   end

   next

   end