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# AWS S3
### AWS S3
Simple Storage Service (S3) is an online data storage service provided by Amazon, which provides low-latency access through web services. For more information, see .
* **Read:** Supported
* **Write:** Supported
{% hint style="info" %}
Tip
Your S3 credentials may be available through your S3 administrator.
Acquire the Access Key ID and Secret Key for the S3 bucket you are connecting to.
{% endhint %}
### Steps to Create an S3 Connection
1. Login to the application
2. In the left navigation bar, click the Connection icon
3. Click the Create Connection button
4. Click the AWS S3 card
5. Fill in the following information \[\* denotes required filled]
| Property Name | Description | Example |
| ---------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------- |
| Connection\* | AWS S3 (pre-populated) | |
| Connection Name\* | Provide a custom connection name | S3 Prod Data |
| Connection Description | Provide a custom connection description (optional field) | S3 bucket for production data |
| Default Bucket | This is a required field, if the secret key and access key has access only for a specific bucket. Please check with your S3 administrator | org-data-load |
| Access Key Id\* | Access key to access the S3 bucket | |
| Secret key\* | Secret key to access the S3 bucket | |
| Server Side Encryption | Defaulted to None | |
Click 
to validate the S3 connection
Click 
to save the connection
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