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Version 1 Documentation
This is Version 1 documentation for the Cloud Posse Reference Architecture. To determine which version you're using, please see Version Identification. To understand why this version changed, please see the blog post.
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Decide on Identity Provider (IdP)

Simplify AWS authentication by leveraging existing email providers or Identity Providers (IdPs), ensuring streamlined access management and ease of use for your team.

Problem​

Users need a way to authenticate to AWS.

Solution​

Verified working IdPs:

  • GSuite (Google Workspaces)
  • Office 365 (Microsoft Entra ID)
  • Okta
  • JumpCloud
  • Auth0

Cloud Posse recommends using your existing email provider (e.g. Google, Microsoft, etc) as the IdP, unless you already have a specialized one, such as Okta, Auth0, or JumpCloud.

Consequences​

Follow the steps below to integrate your IdP of choice with AWS.

Jumpstart:

Cloud Posse requires this information for your team to sign in to the new AWS Accounts.

  • Please create a temporary User in your IdP for the Cloud Posse Team. The Cloud Posse Team will use this account to verify access to several resources. For example [email protected].