Locating access key ID and attaching to policy

If you know the Secret Access Key of an account but need to locate the Access Key ID for configuring in Forcepoint Data Security Cloud | SSE, follow the steps below:

Steps

  1. To find the users Access Key ID, you will need to login to Amazon AWS as an admin and navigate to Services > Security, Identity, & Compliance > IAM.
  2. On the IAM page, select Users on the left navigation pane and locate the user in question.




  3. Once you select the user, go to the Security Credentials tab and you will see their Access Key ID. If one doesn't exist, you can create it.


  4. Click back on thePermissions tab and select Add Permissions.


  5. On the Grant Permissions page, select Attach existing policies directly and then search for the name of your policy and select it. Review and then apply the policy.