Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Integrating AWS with vScope allows you to include AWS-managed assets in your inventory, improving asset visibility and management. This guide provides the steps to connect vScope to your AWS environment and enable asset discovery.

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Connecting AWS to vScope

Logging into AWS

• Sign in as an Administrator on the AWS Console.

Creating an IAM User for vScope

• In the IAM section, create a new user (e.g., vscope) with the Access Type set to Programmatic access.

Assigning Permissions

• In the permissions step, select Attach existing policies directly and apply the ReadOnlyAccess policy to allow read-only access.

Retrieving Access Credentials

• Copy the Access Key ID and Secret Access Key for the new IAM user.
• These credentials will be used in vScope to complete the connection.

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Using an Existing User’s Access Key

If you prefer using an existing AWS user, you can add an access key by following these steps:

1. Go to IAM > Users > {user} > Security Credentials.
2. Choose Create access key to generate new credentials.

Enter these credentials into vScope to connect to your AWS account and initiate asset discovery.