Logging in to a Cloud Provider Console with a Cloud Access Role

After creating at least one cloud access role (CAR), you can log in to a cloud provider console using the cloud access role.

There are several Cloud Access menus throughout Kion that allow you to select your cloud access role from a dropdown menu. Selecting a role from one of these menus takes you directly to the cloud provider console. If you have enabled third-party federation for AWS using existing roles, you will be directed to your identity provider log in to authenticate during federation.

If nothing happens when you log in, ensure you have disabled your pop-up blocker.

From the Projects List

Navigate to All Projects and click on the name of the project you want to access. Select Cloud Management > Cloud Access Roles. Use the dropdown menus in the Cloud Access column to select an account to access.

From the Accounts List

Navigate to All Accounts and locate the account you want to access. Use the Cloud Access dropdown menu above the account name to select a cloud access role to use.

From the Dashboard

The Quick Cloud Access card provides an easy way to access all your cloud accounts. It displays a list of accounts and cloud access roles (CARs) you most recently used to access the cloud. You can click the star to the right of an account to favorite it, which brings it into the favorites section. Once cloud access groupings are favorited, you can reorder them.

For each cloud access favorite, you can set a web access and short term access key alias. Aliases can be used to search for cloud access favorites and are also supported by our CLI tool.