# Configure AWS Terraform

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**Prerequisite:** For installing or updating the latest versions, refer to the instructions in the [<mark style="color:blue;">AWS Terraform Provider</mark>](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs) documentation.
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The following information must be specified in your Terraform provider configuration hcl:

1. **AWS Access Key ID**: Insert the **Access Key**. In the DCD, go to **Menu** > **Storage** > **IONOS Object Storage>** > **Key management** and check the **Access keys** section to find the essential details.
2. **AWS Secret Access Key**: Paste the **Secret Key**. In the DCD, go to **Menu** > **Storage** > **IONOS Object Storage** > **Key management** and check the **Access keys** section to find the essential details.
3. **skip\_credentials\_validation**: When set to `true`, it skips Security Token Service validation.
4. **skip\_requesting\_account\_id**: The account ID is not requested when set to `true`. It is useful for AWS API implementations that do not have the IAM, STS API, or metadata API.
5. **skip\_region\_validation**: The region name is not validated when set to `true`. It is useful for WS-like implementations that use their own region names.
6. **endpoints**: For the list of <code class="expression">space.vars.ionos\_cloud\_object\_storage</code> Service endpoints, see [<mark style="color:blue;">Endpoints</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/backup-and-storage/ionos-object-storage/endpoints).

```hcl
provider "aws" {
  region                      = "de"
  access_key                  = "access_key_here"
  secret_key                  = "secret_key_here"
  # all these checks need to be skipped for an s3 external provider
  skip_credentials_validation = true
  skip_requesting_account_id  = true
  skip_region_validation      = true
  endpoints {
     s3 = "https://s3-eu-central-1.ionoscloud.com"
  }
}
```


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