Creating an AWS IAM User

An AWS IAM user account is required for data ingestion. For more information, see Understanding the AWS IAM User.

To create an IAM user, complete the following steps:

1. (Conditional) If your organization has an AWS account, log in to AWS.

2. (Conditional) If your organization does not have an AWS account, create an AWS Free Tier account, then log in to AWS.

3. Create an AWS IAM user.

4. For AWS Access Type, choose Programmatic Access and AWS Management Console Access.

5. When prompted, complete the following steps:

   1. For Set Permissions, click Next, which enables you to skip the step.

   2. (Conditional) For Add Tags, if you do not have a policy to tag users, click Next, which enables you to skip the step.

   3. (Conditional) For Add Tags, if you have a policy to tag users, add your tags then click Next.

6. In the final step of user account creation, select Close without saving the Access Key.