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Identities and Accounts

Access control and identity management are managed in AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM). The following identities are setup:

Identities​

1. SES SMTP User​

  • Identity Name: ses-smtp-user.20201120-114611
  • Purpose: Sends emails through AWS Simple Email Service (SES).
  • Access: Can send emails.
  • Credentials: In Bitwarden.

2. GitHub Deployment User​

  • Identity Name: github-deployment-user
  • Role: Facilitates application deployments via GitHub Actions.
  • Permissions: Scoped to AdministratorAccess-AWSElasticBeanstalk for deploying applications on AWS Elastic Beanstalk.
  • Credentials: Placed inside the workflow file within the applications GitHub repository .github/workflows/deploy-AWS.yml.

SSH Key Management​

  • Key Name: IMBIT-SSH
  • Usage: Added to each Amazon EC2 instance to provide SSH access.
  • Management: While keys are managed via the EC2 dashboard, it's better to access instances through the AWS EC2 UI

For detailed instructions on instance management, refer to: Instance Management.