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Welcome to IBM Aspera on Cloud (AoC). Use articles in this section to build foundational knowledge of key aspects of AoC like workspaces, applications, shared inboxes, user roles, and much more. Understand prerequisites including firewall configuration. Learn how AoC protects your content using standards-based authorization, access keys, encryption, and configuration options in each application. Get guidance on how to set up and customize your organization, including event notifications and attaching storage.
Access security and credentials
Set token duration, configure primary and sub-access keys to grant and control access to content, track and manage the credentials to your built-in IBM Cloud storage, and troubleshoot access issues.
Content security
This section includes an overview of the numerous content security configuration options in Aspera on Cloud. Other articles describe how to configure both server-side and client-side encryption, including a detailed procedure for bringing your own key (BYOK) by integrating your IBM Key Protect KMS. Another detailed procedure describes how to configure watermarking by integrating your Irdeto watermarking service.
Authentication
Configure the appropriate authentication method for your organization. Articles detail setting up SAML, IBMid (enabled by default), and Google authentication methods. Implement multifactor authentication for IBMid. Avoid admin lockout when disabling IBMid for another authentication method. Learn how to configure the login page to guide users to the proper authentication method.
Subscription usage and billing
Understand your subscription and its features. Learn how to manage your storage usage, transfer volume, and egress, and how your billing reflects your usage.
Aspera Connect transfer client
Learn how to install the IBM Aspera Connect transfer client, how to help outside users install Connect, and how to troubleshoot installation problems.
Attach cloud and local storage
Understand how to give your AoC users access to content in your cloud and on-prem servers by connecting them as nodes to Aspera on Cloud. Review supported cloud providers and regions. Learn strategies to manage storage available to your users in the Files and Packages apps. Create network policies to manage node access for enhanced security. Create node policies to set encryption ciphers, default target rates, event logging, recursive counts, and more.
Workspaces
Workspaces are a key organizational unit in Aspera on Cloud. Depending on your AoC subscription, you can configure each workspace with specific security, access, and collaboration settings, add specific members, provide access to specific storage, and enable specific apps like Files and Packages. Delegate specific local admin tasks to a workspace manager. Share specific content from your storage to specific workspace members.
Users and groups
Understand and assign user types and roles. Create and manage users and groups. Manage memberships in workspaces, shared folders, shared inboxes, and more. Troubleshoot membership issues.
Packages app: Send and receive files and folders
The Aspera on Cloud Packages app lets users send and receive digital "packages", collections of files, folders, images, and video. Learn how to configure collaboration rules that govern content exchange within and beyond the workspace. Configure and manage shared inboxes that allow all inbox members to access content sent to the inbox, enhancing and accelerating team activities. Troubleshoot issues related to sending digital packages.
Files App: Using a shared file repository
The AoC Files app allows users to share access to a file repo. Learn how to share content from your cloud or local storage with Files app members. Configure collaboration rules that govern how and with whom members can share content. Understand content permissions and security. Troubleshoot shared folder access issues.
Activity app: Monitor events, activity, and usage in your organization
The AoC Activity app gives detailed insight into activity and usage in your Aspera on Cloud organization. Learn how to monitor transfer activity, volume usage, and application events. Create detailed reports to export or download. Customers can ingest Activity API events like application and security events, volume usage and transfer details into their analytics tool of choice.
Automation app: Automate your transfer workflows
Review Automation app highlights, key concepts, and prerequisites. Enable the app and add users. Link to the Automation app API. Understand and configure workflows triggers, actions, and jobs.
Troubleshooting
Address issues with transfers, access, notifications, and more. Subscribe to app status information, maintenance schedules, and new features announcements. Get access to IBM Support.
Integration and APIs
Integrate your AoC organization with other Aspera products like transfer clients and servers. Integrate your IBM Key Protect KMS or your Irdeto watermarking service. Register an API client to build your own integration.
Notifications and announcements
Important notifications and announcements for IBM Aspera on Cloud.
New and Coming Soon
As a SaaS solution, IBM Aspera on Cloud receives frequent updates to deliver new features, functionality, and bug fixes. Get previews into upcoming new features and get insights into enhancements and features as they are released, including links to details user documentation.

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