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Adding an AWS S3 Application

In order to integrate with AWS S3, first create an application entry in Data Access Security. This entry includes the identification, connection details, and other parameters necessary to create the link.

To add an application, use the New Application Wizard.

  1. Go to Admin > Applications.
  2. Select Add New to open the wizard.
  3. Select Standard Application
  4. Select Next to open the General Details page.

General Details

  1. Review and edit the application's general details:

    • Application Type - AWS S3
    • Application Name - Logical name of the application
    • Description - Description of the application
    • Tags - Select tags for the application from the dropdown list or type a new name and press Enter to create a tag. The dropdown list of tags filters out matching tags as you type and displays up to 50 tags.
    • Identity Collector - Select an Identity Collector of type Active Directory.
      • You can create identity collectors on the Admin > Identity Collectors page.
      • Ensure you run the Identity Collector Aggregation task before running the Permission Collection Task.

  2. Select Next to open the Connection Details page.

Connection Details

  1. Fill in the connection details:
    • Management Account ID - The account ID of the AWS management account. This is required for collecting user details and permissions from different accounts.
    • Access Key ID - The IAM user programmatic username of the Data Access Security user that was created in the prerequisites.
    • Secret Access Key - The IAM user programmatic password.
  2. Select Next.

You can now configure and schedule the permissions collection for AWS.

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