Create a New AWS User and AWS API Credentials
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Log into the AWS Management Console using an Admin account.
In the search field next to the Services drop-down menu, type IAM and then select the IAM service from the drop-down menu.
On the Users page, select Add users in the upper-right corner.
In the Add user pop-up, in User name, enter EIPCollector.
For Access type, select the Programmatic access check box.
Select the Next: Permissions.
Under the Set permissions drop-down, select Attach existing policies directly.
Select Create policy to create a custom policy.
In the Create policy pop-up, on the Visual editor tab, for Service, select Network Firewall, and then select Read Only Actions.
For Resources, select Specific and select the Any in this account check-box for Firewall and FirewallPolicy.
There are no Request conditions to complete. Proceed to the next step.
No action is needed for the Add tags section unless it is necessary for the customer organization. Proceed to the Review page.
Create a Name and Description for the new policy. A recommended name and description are found in the image below.
Select Create.
In the Filter policies search field, type SecurityAudit and select SecurityAudit from the results. Repeat this procedure for AmazonVPCReadOnlyAccess, AWSNetworkManagerReadOnlyAccess, and the new custom NetworkFirewallReadOnly policies. No Permission boundary is needed.
Select Next: Tags.
No action is needed for the Add tags section unless it is necessary for the customer organization.
Proceed to the Review page.
Review the new user and ensure it has the needed traits, as shown in the image below.
Select Create user.
At the final stage of creating a new user, a success message displays. Under the success message, the newly generated Access key ID and Secret access key appear. Copy them and store them in a secure location.
Please note that if you do not copy and store the newly generated credentials they will not be visible later and you will need to create new credentials.
In the IAM dashboard, under Access Management (in the left column), select Users.
