Add dedicated AWS IAM user to deploy

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The flow of adding a new user and enabling the required permissions is described below:

• Navigate to the Identity and Access Management (IAM) console of your AWS account and press the “Add users” button.

Figure 1: Add users

• Add a user’s name and select password as AWS credential type.

Figure 2: Add users’ credentials

• Press the “Next: Permissions” button. A newly opened page will allow you to set permissions. Select “Attach existing policies directly” and choose the following permissions form the drop-down list: IAMFullAccess, AmazonS3FullAccess, AmazonDynamoDBFullAccess, IAMUserChangePassword, AmazonECS_FullAccess, AWSCloudFormationFullAccess, AWSLambda_FullAccess.

Figure 3: Setting permissions

• Review the user details and press the “Create user” button.

Figure 4: Create user

• A “Success” notification will be displayed.

Figure 5: Success notification

Note: The added user is required for the CFN deployment and updates only and can be deleted after the completion of the process.

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