Connect AWS Account

Connect AWS Account to Cloudviz.io

Connect your AWS account in few simple steps

To securely connect your AWS account to Cloudviz.io, we use cross-account IAM roles with a unique External ID generated by our system for each subscriber.

Steps to Connect

In our app, navigate to Settings > Manage AWS Accounts > Add AWS Account and follow the steps to:

  1. Initiate creation of a new cross-account role in your AWS IAM console (you can click on the link provided in the app that will contain pre-filled details)
  2. Verify that all the options are correctly filled (like Trusted entity type, Account ID, External ID, un-checked Require MFA)
  3. Once you have verified options from previous step move to permission step. On the permission screen select the AWS managed ReadOnlyAccess policy (or use our suggested custom policy) and click Next
  4. Review the role details and click Create role
  5. Copy the role ARN and paste it in the Cloudviz.io app, give the account a name and click Save AWS Account

Learn more about how we handle security in Cloudviz.io.

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