Technical Tip: Create an S3 credential to work with FortiData
| Description | This article describes how to create an API S3 Credentials to work with FortiData. |
| Scope | IAM step-by-step credential creation to work with the FortiData S3 connector. |
| Solution | Connect to the AWS console. Search for IAM users in the search bar and create an IAM user.
Create a user name related to the job. For example, FortiData-User.
Choose Attach policies directly:
Add the AmazonS3FullAccess permission.
In the Review and Create screen, select 'Create user':
Return to the Users screen and check the summary. Now, create an Access key for the user.
In the access keys best practices and alternatives section, choose Third-party service and check the confirmation. Select Next.
In the 'Retrieve access keys' section, save the secret access key and the access key.
Next, go to FortiData -> Storages -> Add Storage and add the credentials created. Select Test Connection and Save.
Now, use the connector in a Discovery Task. |








