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Creating IAM users and an AWS API key

Creating IAM users and an AWS API key

IAM Users

  1. Under Users > click Add User.
  2. Provide the username and select AWS Management Console Access.
  3. In the Console Password field, select Custom Password.
  4. Click Next Permissions.

  5. Search for the Group Name you created (QA_FortiSandbox).
  6. Click Next Review.

  7. Once you have added the group, click Create User.
  8. Click Close.
  9. After adding the user to the group, click on Groups to view the user.

  10. Sign out from AWS and sign in with the user you created.
  11. Give the user login credentials and reset the password. Click Confirm to change the password.

AWS API Key

  1. API Gateway supports multiple mechanisms of access control, including metering or tracking API uses by clients using API keys.
  2. To create AWS API key, navigate to IAM> Users > created user > Security Credentials > Create Access Key. The Create Access Key dialog box will open.

  3. Click on Download.csv file to save the access key ID and save the access key to a CSV file on your computer.

  4. Click Close.

Creating IAM users and an AWS API key

IAM Users

  1. Under Users > click Add User.
  2. Provide the username and select AWS Management Console Access.
  3. In the Console Password field, select Custom Password.
  4. Click Next Permissions.

  5. Search for the Group Name you created (QA_FortiSandbox).
  6. Click Next Review.

  7. Once you have added the group, click Create User.
  8. Click Close.
  9. After adding the user to the group, click on Groups to view the user.

  10. Sign out from AWS and sign in with the user you created.
  11. Give the user login credentials and reset the password. Click Confirm to change the password.

AWS API Key

  1. API Gateway supports multiple mechanisms of access control, including metering or tracking API uses by clients using API keys.
  2. To create AWS API key, navigate to IAM> Users > created user > Security Credentials > Create Access Key. The Create Access Key dialog box will open.

  3. Click on Download.csv file to save the access key ID and save the access key to a CSV file on your computer.

  4. Click Close.