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title: Configuration Details
description: "Please note, the following steps walk through an example use case and the information that will need to be saved will be specific to your application. ##### Steps to Gather AWS Credentials To setup the connector between SecurEnds and AWS,…"
url: "https://www.securends.com/documentation/configure-aws/"
updated: "2024-12-04"
category: Connectors / AWS
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# Configuration Details

Please note, the following steps walk through an example use case and the information that will need to be saved will be specific to your application.

##### Steps to Gather AWS Credentials

To setup the connector between SecurEnds and AWS, you will need to create a Policy, Users, and add them both to a created Group.

- IMPORTANT:
  - The AWS admin who is setting up the SecurEnds service account on the AWS side will need to have correct permissions.
  - The AWS admin will also need all the permissions to that service account so SecurEnds can pull all the required details.
  - If any of the two above points are missing, the SecurEnds connector will pull only the entitlements and users which the admin is entitled to.

##### Step 1: Create a Policy

1. Login to your instance of AWS
2. Select **Identity and Access Management (IAM)** > **Access** **management** > **Policies**
3. Select **Create** **policy** and add the following options to the policy:
   - Service
     - Select **IAM**
   - Actions
     - Select **List** and **Read**
   - Resources
     - Select **ALL** **resources**

![](https://www.securends.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/1-1024x203.png)

![](https://www.securends.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/doc-eate-a-policy.png)

##### Step 2: Create a Group

- Select **Identity and Access Management (IAM)** > **Access** **management** > **Groups**

![](https://www.securends.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/1-2-1024x134.png)

- Select **Create** **New Group**

- Give a **Group** **name** and select **Next** **Step**

![](https://www.securends.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/1-3-1024x390.png)

- Select the Policy created in **Step 1** and select **Next** **Step**

![](https://www.securends.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/1-4-1024x414.png)

- Review and select **Create** **Group**

![](https://www.securends.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/1-5-1024x401.png)

##### Step 3: Create and Add User to a Group

- Select **Identity and Access Management (IAM)** > **Access** **management** > **Users**
- Select **Add user**

![](https://www.securends.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/1-6-1024x123.png)

- Give a **Group** **Name** and select **Next** **Permissions**

![](https://www.securends.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/1-7-1024x379.png)

- Select**Add user to group**, then select the created Group from Step 2, and select **Next: Tags**

![](https://www.securends.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/1-8-1024x382.png)

- If needed, add tags to the user group
  - Select **Next:** **Review** to skip or move on to the next step

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Note: this step is optional and not required for setup
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![](https://www.securends.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/1-9-1024x502.png)

- Review and select **Create** **user**

![](https://www.securends.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/1-10-1024x666.png)

- Download the .**csv** file
- Copy/Save the **Access Key** and **Secret** **Key** for use when setting up the application within SecurEnds

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Note, this is the only opportunity to view and save the token
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![](https://www.securends.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/1-11-1024x417.png)