1. Bocada Cloud Support Portal
  2. Connectors & Backup Applications

How do I connect to backup data in AWS?

Bocada Cloud connects with an AWS account using read-only IAM User credentials (Access Key ID and Secret access key).

AWS IAM User Creation Reference: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_users_create.html

Required IAM User Permissions:

  • AWS Backup
    • AWSBackupOperatorAccess
  • AWS Native Snapshots
    • EC2 - AmazonEC2ReadOnlyAccess
    • RDS – AmazonRDSReadOnlyAccess
    • DynamoDB – AmazonDynamoDBReadOnlyAccess
    • Redshift – AmazonRedshiftReadOnlyAccess
    • FSx – AmazonFSxReadOnlyAccess
  • AWS S3 Buckets
    • AmazonS3ReadOnlyAccess (this policy needs the following permissions                   "s3:Get*","s3:List*","s3-object-lambda:Get*","s3-object-lambda:List*")
  • Extra Logging for all backups: AWSCloudTrailReadOnlyAccess