# AWS

## **Account integration using Access Token** <a href="#yivsfkvjy8ez" id="yivsfkvjy8ez"></a>

To begin, you will need:

* An [AWS](https://aws.amazon.com/) account

**STEP 1:** Open your [AWS Management Console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/).

**STEP 2:** Click on your name on the top right and select **\[Security Credentials]** from the dropdown.

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**STEP 3:** Click on the **\[Create New Access Key]** button, under the **Access keys (access key ID and secret access key)** section.

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**STEP 4:** Click on the **\[Show Access Key]** button.

**STEP 5:** Copy the displayed Access Key ID.

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**STEP 6:** In iMBrace, enter the name for your credentials in the **Credentials Name** field in the AWS credentials.

**STEP 7:** Paste the Access Key ID in the **Access Key ID** field in the AWS credentials.

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**STEP 8:** From AWS console, copy the secret access key.

**STEP 9:** In iMBrace, paste the secret access key in the **Secret Access Key** field in the AWS credentials.

**STEP 10:** Click the **\[Create]** button to save your credentials.

**DONE:** The credential can then be used for AWS nodes.