Configure the MID Server for AWS IAM roles

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Configure the MID Server to retrieve the temporary security credentials associated with an IAM role.

Before you begin

Role required: discovery_admin or sn_cmp.cloud_admin (for Cloud Provisioning and Governance)

Procedure

Navigate to All > Discovery > MID Servers.
Select a MID Server installed on an Amazon EC2 instance within the relevant AWS service account.
Open the Configuration Parameters related list.
Click New.
In the configuration parameter form, select mid.aws.instance_profile_name in the Parameter name field.
Enter the name of the IAM role attached to the EC2 Instance in the Value field.

Note: AWS Cloud Discovery for "mid.aws.instance_profile_name" accepts both "role name" and "full ARN" as valid parameter values. For example, both of the following values are acceptable:
- arn:partition:service:region:account-id:resource-type/resource-id
- resource-id The MID Server uses the same IAM role that is set up for the corresponding AWS service account. For more information, see Configure temporary credential access for trusted AWS accounts.
For operational information about creating AWS roles, refer to the Amazon documentation on Creating a role to delegate permissions to an IAM user.
Click Submit.

The new parameter is listed in the MID Server record.

Parent Topic:Setup AWS service accounts

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title: Configure the MID Server for AWS IAM roles
description: Configure the MID Server to retrieve the temporary security credentials associated with an IAM role.
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# Configure the MID Server for AWS IAM roles

Configure the MID Server to retrieve the temporary security credentials associated with an IAM role.

## Before you begin

Role required: discovery\_admin or sn\_cmp.cloud\_admin \(for Cloud Provisioning and Governance\)

## Procedure

1. Navigate to **All** &gt; **Discovery** &gt; **MID Servers**.

2. Select a MID Server installed on an Amazon EC2 instance within the relevant AWS service account.

3. Open the **Configuration Parameters** related list.

4. Click **New**.

5. In the configuration parameter form, select **mid.aws.instance\_profile\_name** in the **Parameter name** field.

6. Enter the name of the IAM role attached to the EC2 Instance in the **Value** field.

**Note:** AWS Cloud Discovery for "mid.aws.instance\_profile\_name" accepts both "role name" and "full ARN" as valid parameter values. For example, both of the following values are acceptable:

- arn:partition:service:region:account-id:resource-type/resource-id
- resource-id
The MID Server uses the same IAM role that is set up for the corresponding AWS service account. For more information, see [Configure temporary credential access for trusted AWS accounts](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/configure-iam-role-aws-account.md).

For operational information about creating AWS roles, refer to the Amazon documentation on [Creating a role to delegate permissions to an IAM user](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_create_for-user.html).

7. Click **Submit**.

The new parameter is listed in the MID Server record.

**Parent Topic:**[Setup AWS service accounts](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/setup-aws-service-accounts.md)