# AWS  Authentication

To authenticate with AWS, the simplest thing you need is an access key.

1. Go to the IAM section of the AWS console

![IAM 1](../../images/aws/aws-1.png)

2. Head over to manage access keys and create a new access key

![IAM 2](../../images/aws/aws-2.png)

The needed values are:

* AWS_ACCESS_KEY -> the Access key ID
* AWS_SECRET_KEY -> it's value