AWS Credentials - Adaptive Applications - BlueCat Gateway - 24.1.1

Cloud Discovery & Visibility Administration Guide

Locale
English
Product name
BlueCat Gateway
Version
24.1.1

The Credentials section of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Setup page lets you configure the credentials that Cloud Discovery & Visibility uses to access your AWS infrastructure.

Note: On the AWS platform, CDV Discovery jobs and Visibility jobs must share the same credentials. If you plan to configure Visibility jobs for your infrastructure, you must make sure that the user account associated with the credentials for Discovery jobs also has the necessary permissions for Visibility jobs.

In order to configure AWS credentials for Cloud Discovery & Visibility (CDV), you must have the following:

  • The AWS access key ID and secret access key to access your AWS infrastructure. You can find these on the My Security Credentials page of your account on AWS.
    Tip: If you forget your secret access key, you can create a new set of access keys and mark the old set as inactive.
  • If your account requires an Amazon Resource Name (ARN) token for role assumption, retrieve those values for your AWS environment.

  • If you have multiple AWS accounts or AWS Role ARNs, you can set up CDV to use multiple accounts. This is especially useful if CDV needs to use different accounts or Role ARNs for different regions.

    Tip: You can also automate discovery using the BlueCat Cloud Discovery & Visibility REST API. For more information on doing so, see REST API endpoints.

When configuring CDV's credentials for an AWS environment, there are three general scenarios: