AWS - IAM Identity Center Integration

Modified on Tue, 27 Aug at 7:03 AM

Prepare AWS IAM Identity Center User for integration

Please refer to official document for more details.


Integrating AWS - IAM Identity Center with Josys enables the IT Admin to view the user accounts.  


Key benefits


When you integrate Josys with AWS - IAM Identity Center, you can view a list of user accounts, including their status and roles.


Note: Josys supports multiple AWS - IAM Identity Center integrations.



Prerequisites 


Before you begin with the integration, make sure that you have:

  • An AWS - IAM Identity Center admin account
  • The Region, Identity Store ID, Access key ID, and Secret Access Key


Creating a Policy for Integration


Step 1: Log in to AWS and select IAM from the Services menu.




Step 2: Select Policies under Access Management and click Create Policy.



Step 3: Click the JSON tab, enter the following code in the Policy editor, and click Next.


{ "Version": "2012-10-17", "Statement": [ {
"Effect": "Allow", "Action": [ "identitystore:List*" ], "Resource": "*" }
]    }
Generic


 

Step 4: Enter a policy name for identification and click Create policy




Creating a User for Integration


Step 1: Select Users under Access Management and click Create User.



Step 2: Enter a user's name for identification and click Next



Step 3: Select Attach policies directly from the Permissions options and then select the policy created in the previous section. Click Next.



Step 4: Review the user's details, its permissions, and click Create user.




Step 5: Open the user you have created and click the Security credentials tab. Click the Create access key.



Step 6: Select Third party service option from the Use case, click the confirmation checkbox, and then click Next.



Step 7: Click the Create access key.



Step 8: Copy the Access key and Secret access key to use later in the integration steps and click Done.





Locating the Region and Identity Store ID


Step 1: Log in to AWS - IAM Identity Center using an admin account and select IAM Identity Center from the Services menu.



Step 2: Click Settings and copy the Region and Identity Store ID details to use later in the integration steps.




Steps to Integrate

 

Step 1: Select AWS - IAM Identity Center from the App Catalog in the Apps section.


 

Step 2: Provide a suitable Label for identification. Enter the Access key ID and Secret Access key copied in the previous section and then click Next to proceed.


 

Step 3: After the integration is complete, allow some time for data synchronization. You can now view and perform required actions from the Managed Apps in the Apps section.




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