Understanding AWS accounts

SCM AWS accounts enable you to connect SCM to your Amazon Web Services (AWS) account for integration with AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) for certificate discovery.

AWS accounts require the configuration of an IAM User or Role in your AWS account. For more information, see Configuring ACM discovery.

AWS accounts can be managed on the Integrations  AWS Accounts page.

AWS accounts page

The following table describes the details and controls of the AWS Accounts page.

Column Description

Name

The name of the AWS account.

Region

The AWS region where your resources are located.

Access key ID

The AWS access key ID generated for your AWS account.

Secret access key

The AWS secret access key generated for your AWS account.

Delegation Mode

The delegation mode of the AWS account.

The possible values are:

  • General — The AWS account is available for all organizations and departments.

  • Customized — The AWS account is available for only the selected organizations and departments.

Table controls

Group

Enables you to sort the table information using predefined groups.

Refresh

Refreshes the information presented in the table.

Admin controls

Add

Opens the Add AWS Account dialog where you can add a new AWS account.

Delete

Removes the selected AWS account.

Edit

Opens the Edit AWS Account dialog where you can manage an existing AWS account.

Delegate

Opens the Delegate AWS Account dialog where you can manage the AWS account’s delegation.