# AWS connection

Use the following options to specify your AWS account:

| Option         | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Access key** | Specify the unique identifier for your account. Your *Access key* combined with your*Secret key* are used to sign AWS requests. A signed request identifies the sender and prevents the request from being altered.                                                                                                                                                                               |
| **Secret key** | Specify the encoded key generated from either your AWS account, individual Identity and Access Management (IAM) users, or temporary sessions. Your *Secret key* combined with your *Access key* are used to sign AWS requests. A signed request identifies the sender and prevents the request from being altered.                                                                                |
| **Region**     | Select which isolated Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) geographical area you want use to execute your job flow. The regions available in this list depend on your AWS account. See [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/l...lability-zones](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/using-regions-availability-zones.html#concepts-regions-availability-zones) for more information. |

Click **Connect** to establish the connection.