Connect AWS Account with Human Managed via CloudFormation Stack

This article covers the step-by-step procedure to connect your AWS Cloud account with the Human Managed Platform for various use cases related to cloud security, cloud scaling, and cloud management. 

Prerequisites 

User should have AWS managed Administrative Access permission.

Step 1: Create a service request for Human Managed to onboard your AWS account

1. Submit a request 
2. In the Subject, type or select Connect AWS account 
3. In the body, type your Organization’s Preferred AWS “Account Name”
4. Once the ticket has been accepted by Human Managed and the ticket status has been updated, follow the next steps.  This will take approximately 24 hours. 

Step 2: Create a new role for CloudFormation template 

1. After your service request is processed, HM will send a link for Creating a New Role Cloud Formation Template.  Click on the provided link, then log in to your AWS account. 
2. Once the link is opened, Select “I acknowledge that AWS CloudFormation might create IAM resources” and click on the “ Create Stack” button.
   
   
3. When the stack status is CREATE_COMPLETE, click on the “ Outputs” tab 
   
   
4. Copy RoleARN value from the Stack Outputs when template finishes, and include the IAMRoleARN to HM in the same service request ticket.
   
5. Wait for a response from HM within 24 hours to confirm connection of your AWS accounts with Human Managed platform.