How to find keys and account info for AWS, Azure and Google

When configuring storage locations in Zenko Orbit, you need to enter some combination of access key, secret key, and account name. All this information varies by cloud provider and it can be annoyingly complicated to find all that information. This cheatsheet will help you configure access to AWS, Azure and Google for Zenko Orbit. This […]

Written By Stefano Maffulli

On June 12, 2018

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When configuring storage locations in Zenko Orbit, you need to enter some combination of access key, secret key, and account name. All this information varies by cloud provider and it can be annoyingly complicated to find all that information. This cheatsheet will help you configure access to AWS, Azure and Google for Zenko Orbit.

This document assumes you know how to log into the AWS, Azure and Google cloud portals and that you know how to create a storage location in Zenko Orbit.

AWS

Location name = any descriptive name; “aws-location” “aws-demo” etc.

AWS Access Key and AWS Secret Key: https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/home?#/security_credential

You may or may not have IAM roles set up in your account. If not, press the Continue to Security Credentials button
Press the “+” sign next to “Access keys (access key ID and secret access key)”
Prease the Create New Access Key Button
Window will appear with your Access and Secret Key (screenshot below)
Copy/paste your Secret Key somewhere safe.

Target Bucket Name = name of existing Bucket in Amazon S3

Azure

Location name = any descriptive name; “azure-location” “azure-demo” etc.

Azure Storage Endpoint = the “Blob Storage Endpoint” located on the top right of the Overview tab for your storage account (screenshot below).

Azure Account Name = the name of your Azure storage account located on the top of the Azure Portal (screenshot below – “scalitydemo” is Azure Account Name).

Azure Access Key = the “key1 / Key” visible when you select Access Key in the Azure Portal.

Target Bucket Name = name of existing Container in Azure