Lab7

setup

In order to run these scripts, you need to set up authentication credentials. Credentials for your AWS account can be found in the IAM Console. You can create or use an existing user or follow the instructions below to setup a new user.

IAM user

Create a new IAM user, give it a user name, and select Programmatic access for the access type.

To see your new access key, choose Show. Your credentials will look something like this:

Access key ID: AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE
Secret access key: wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY

To download the key pair, choose Download .csv file. Store the keys in a secure location.

AWS credentials

Use the AWS CLI to configure your credentials file:

aws configure

Alternatively, you can create the credential file yourself. By default, its location is at ~/.aws/credentials:

[default]
aws_access_key_id = YOUR_ACCESS_KEY
aws_secret_access_key = YOUR_SECRET_KEY