Integrate an AWS account or organization

Learn how to complete an AWS integration in the Apono UI

Apono offers AWS users a simple way to centralize cloud management through our platform. Through a single integration, you can manage multiple AWS services across various accounts and organizations.

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Integrate an AWS account

Prerequisites

• Apono connector installed in your AWS account

• To sync and manage access to EC2 servers, make sure you add the AmazonSSMManagedInstanceCore policy to the connector's IAM role

Integration

AWS tile

You can also use the steps below to integrate with Apono using Terraform.

In step 10, instead of clicking Confirm, follow the Are you integrating with Apono using Terraform? guidance.

Follow these steps to integrate Apono with your AWS account:

1. On the Catalog tab, click AWS. The Connect Integrations Group page appears.

2. Under Discovery, click Amazon Account.

3. Click one or more resource types to sync with Apono.

Apono automatically discovers and syncs all the instances in the environment. After syncing, you can manage Access Flows to these resources.

1. Click Next. The Apono connector section expands.

2. From the dropdown menu, select a connector. Choosing a connector links Apono to all the services available on the account where the connector is located.

If the desired connector is not listed, click + Add new connector and follow the instructions for creating an Apono connector.

1. Click Next. The Integration Config section expands.

2. Define the Integration Config settings.

   Setting	Description
   Integration Name	Unique, alphanumeric, user-friendly name used to identify this integration when constructing an access flow
   Region	Region in which the organization runs
   AWS Profile Name	(Optional) Name of the AWS profile By default, Apono sets this value to apono.
   Enable Audit	(Optional) Feature that allows Apono to ingest and aggregate session audit logs

3. Click Next. The Get more with Apono section expands.

4. Define the Get more with Apono settings.

   Setting	Description
   Credential Rotation	(Optional) Number of days after which the database credentials must be rotated
   Custom Access Details	(Optional) Instructions explaining how to access this integration's resources Upon accessing an integration, a message with these instructions will be displayed to end users in the User Portal. The message may include up to 400 characters. To view the message as it appears to end users, click Preview.
   Integration Owner	(Optional) Fallback approver if no resource owner is found Follow these steps to define one or several integration owners: From the Attribute dropdown menu, select User or Group under the relevant identity provider (IdP) platform. From the Value dropdown menu, select one or multiple users or groups. NOTE: When Resource Owner is defined, an Integration Owner must be defined.
   Resource Owner	(Optional) Group or role responsible for managing access approvals or rejections for the resource Follow these steps to define one or several resource owners: Enter a Key name. This value is the name of the tag created in your cloud environment. From the Attribute dropdown menu, select an attribute under the IdP platform to which the key name is associated. Apono will use the value associated with the key (tag) to identify the resource owner. When you update the membership of the group or role in your IdP platform, this change is also reflected in Apono. NOTE: When this setting is defined, an Integration Owner must also be defined.

5. Click Confirm.

💡Are you integrating with Apono using Terraform?

If you want to integrate with Apono using Terraform, follow these steps instead of clicking Confirm:

1. At the top of the screen, click View as Code. A modal appears with the completed Terraform configuration code.

2. Click to copy the code.

3. Make any additional edits.

4. Deploy the code in your Terraform.

Refer to Integration Config Metadata for more details about the schema definition.

After connecting your AWS account to Apono, you will be redirected to the Connected tab to view your integrations. The new AWS integration will initialize once it completes its first data fetch. Upon completion, the integration will be marked Active.

Now that you have completed this integration, you can create access flows that grant permission to AWS IAM resources, such as AWS Roles.

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Integrate an AWS organization

Prerequisites

• Apono connector installed in your AWS management account OR a connector with delegate permissions

• To sync and manage access to EC2 servers, make sure you add the AmazonSSMManagedInstanceCore policy to the connector's IAM role

Integration

AWS tile

You can also use the steps below to integrate with Apono using Terraform.

In step 10, instead of clicking Confirm, follow the Are you integrating with Apono using Terraform? guidance.

Follow these steps to integrate Apono with your AWS organization:

1. On the Catalog tab, click AWS. The Connect Integrations Group page appears.

2. Under Discovery, click Amazon Organization.

3. Click one or more resource types to sync with Apono.

Apono automatically discovers and syncs all the instances in the environment. After syncing, you can manage access flows to these resources.

1. Click Next. The Apono connector section expands.

2. From the dropdown menu, select a connector. Choosing a connector links Apono to all the services available on the account where the connector is located.

If the desired connector is not listed, click + Add new connector and follow the instructions for creating an Apono connector.

1. Click Next. The Integration Config section expands.

2. Define the Integration Config settings.

   Setting	Description
   Integration Name	Unique, alphanumeric, user-friendly name used to identify this integration when constructing an access flow
   Region	Region in which the organization runs
   AWS SSO Region	Region for which your single sign-on is configured
   SSO Portal	Single sign-on URL This is required for Apono to generate a sign-in link for end users to use their granted access.
   Management Account Role ARN	ARN (step 5) of the role to assume in the management account
   Exclude Organization Unit IDs	ID of organizational units to exclude Example: ou-aaa1-1111,ou-bbb2-2222
   Enable Audit	(Optional) Feature that allows Apono to ingest and aggregate session audit logs

3. Click Next. The Get more with Apono section expands.

4. Define the Get more with Apono settings.

   Setting	Description
   Custom Access Details	(Optional) Instructions explaining how to access this integration's resources Upon accessing an integration, a message with these instructions will be displayed to end users in the User Portal. The message may include up to 400 characters. To view the message as it appears to end users, click Preview.
   Integration Owner	(Optional) Fallback approver if no resource owner is found Follow these steps to define one or several integration owners: From the Attribute dropdown menu, select User or Group under the relevant identity provider (IdP) platform. From the Value dropdown menu, select one or multiple users or groups. NOTE: When Resource Owner is defined, an Integration Owner must be defined.
   Resource Owner	(Optional) Group or role responsible for managing access approvals or rejections for the resource Follow these steps to define one or several resource owners: Enter a Key name. This value is the name of the tag created in your cloud environment. From the Attribute dropdown menu, select an attribute under the IdP platform to which the key name is associated. Apono will use the value associated with the key (tag) to identify the resource owner. When you update the membership of the group or role in your IdP platform, this change is also reflected in Apono. NOTE: When this setting is defined, an Integration Owner must also be defined.

5. Click Confirm.

💡Are you integrating with Apono using Terraform?

If you want to integrate with Apono using Terraform, follow these steps instead of clicking Confirm:

1. At the top of the screen, click View as Code. A modal appears with the completed Terraform configuration code.

2. Click to copy the code.

3. Make any additional edits.

4. Deploy the code in your Terraform.

Refer to Integration Config Metadata for more details about the schema definition.

After connecting your AWS account to Apono, you will be redirected to the Connected tab to view your integrations. The new AWS integration will initialize once it completes its first data fetch. Upon completion, the integration will be marked Active.

Now that you have completed this integration, you can create access flows that grant permission to AWS IAM resources, such as AWS Roles.

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Troubleshooting

Please refer to our troubleshooting guide if you encounter errors while integrating.