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March 26, 2026

Technical Tip: Create an S3 credential to work with FortiData

  • March 26, 2026
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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.

 

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Create a user name related to the job. For example, FortiData-User.

 

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Choose Attach policies directly:

 

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Add the AmazonS3FullAccess permission.

 

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In the Review and Create screen, select 'Create user':

 

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Return to the Users screen and check the summary. Now, create an Access key for the user.

 

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In the access keys best practices and alternatives section, choose Third-party service and check the confirmation. Select Next.

 

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In the 'Retrieve access keys' section, save the secret access key and the access key.

 

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Next, go to FortiData -> Storages -> Add Storage and add the credentials created. Select Test Connection and Save.

 

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Now, use the connector in a Discovery Task.