Configure authentication against a System

Authentication configuration.

The CSO API supports AWS Signature v2 and v4 Authentication on an IBM Cloud Object Storage Systemâ„¢. The AWS Signature v4 signing specification describes how to add authentication information to S3 requests. Requests that using AWS authentication must be signed by using the requesting user's the Access Key ID and Secret Access Key, collectively known as Access Credentials. These credentials can be provided through 1 of six methods:
  • BasicAWSCredentials object
  • AwsCredentials.properties
  • Property File
  • Environment Variables
  • System Properties
  • Profile Credentials
Each of these mechanisms is described in the following sections.