PingFederate needs credentials to manage users and groups in Amazon Web Services (AWS). You can create these credentials in the AWS management console. For more details, see Managing Access Keys for Your AWS Account Root User in the AWS documentation.

  1. Sign on to the AWS Management Console as the root user for the AWS account.
  2. On the navigation menu, click your account name, and then click My Security Credentials.
  3. If you receive a warning about accessing the security credentials for your AWS account, click Continue to Security Credentials.
  4. Expand the Access keys (access key ID and secret access key) section.
  5. Click Create New Access Key.
    Note: You might need to delete an existing access key before you can create a new key. See IAM Object Limits in the AWS documentation.
  6. Note the access key ID and the access key secret.
    Important: This is your only opportunity to view or download the secret access key.