Add an AWS Authentication Profile for CloudIM

After you create AWS access keys, add an authentication profile so Riverbed IQ Ops can call AWS on behalf of CloudIM. This procedure uses the AWS Signature method. Prepare the keys first in Set Up AWS Credentials for CloudIM.

For the full CloudIM setup path, see Configuring CloudIM. For the general wizard reference, see Add an Authentication Profile Wizard.

To add an AWS authentication profile for CloudIM:

1. Sign in to Riverbed IQ Ops.

2. Navigate to the Third-Party Profiles page:

   1. Click System (the gear icon) at the bottom of the left menu.

   2. Open Third-Party Profiles.

3. Click Add an Authentication Profile to open the Add an Authentication Profile wizard.

4. On the Basic Details page:

   • Type a unique profile name.

   • Add a meaningful description (for example, Riverbed CloudIM Authentication Profile).

   • Choose AWS Signature as the Authentication Method.

   Click Next.

5. On the Authentication Parameters page:

   • Set the Version to AWS Signature Version 4.

   • Enter the AWS Access Key ID.

   • Enter the AWS Secret Access Key.

   Click Next.

6. On the Public or Private Endpoint page, click Next without changing the defaults.

7. On the Test Query page, configure a test query:

   • Choose GET.

   • For the URL, use a region accessible to the IAM user. Example for us-east-1: https://ec2.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/?Action=DescribeInstances&Version=2016-11-15.

   • Accept the default HTTP headers.

   • Accept the default HTTP payload.

   Click Next.

8. On the Verify Response page, click Run Test Query and confirm a status of 200 in the Output panel.

9. Click Next to open the Review page, then click Submit.

10. On the Third Party Authentication page, confirm that the profile Enabled toggle is on.

Next step

After the profile is enabled, add a CloudIM data source.