Managing Credentials

A Cloud Cost administrator and an operator can use the the credentials page to manage the credentials for a specific user. A Cloud Cost administrator can create, view, and delete the credentials of users. The credentials can be stored securely and can be used for automation use cases. A Cloud Cost operator can view the credentials that are created by the administrator, and can use the credentials for further automation use cases. 

Adding a credential

1. Click Configure icon  and select Credentials.
2. Click Add Credentials.
3. On the Create Credential page, enter the following details:
   1. Name with which the credential will be stored.
   2. Name of the cloud service provider. Currently only AWS provider is supported.
      
   3. Account ID related to the credential.
      
   4. Access key associated with the AWS account.
      
   5. Secret key associated with the AWS account.
      
   6. Trust account associated with the AWS Account.
      

Editing a credential

To edit the credential, click the credential name, edit the details, and click Update. 

For security reasons, you must re-enter the Secret Access Key each time you update any information on the Edit Credential page. The Update button is enabled after you re-enter and save the secret access key. 

Deleting a credential

1. To delete a credential, select the required credential and click Delete.
2. Confirm the deletion. 

Related topic

Amazon-Web-Services-connector