AWS Account ID

This page explains how to use the AWS Account ID identifier to uniquely identify workloads deployed on AWS.

Understanding the AWS Account ID identifier

When you deploy applications to AWS, you use the account ID to isolate and group resources by ownership or environment. Each AWS Account owns the resources associated with it. For more info, see “View AWS account identifiers in the AWS docs.

Applicable deployment type

Aembit supports the AWS Account ID identification method for Edge-based deployments on Virtual Machines deployed to AWS.

Create a Client Workload with an AWS Account ID identifier

To configure a Client Workload with an AWS Account ID identifier, follow these steps:

1. Log into your Aembit Tenant.

2. Click Client Workloads in the left nav pane.

3. Click New, revealing the Client Workload pop out menu.

4. Enter the Name and optional Description for the Client Workload.

5. Under Client Identification, select AWS Account ID.

   For Value, enter the 12-digit AWS Account ID without spaces and dashes where the workload is running.

   For example, if your AWS account ID is 1234-5678-9012, then enter 123456789012 in the Value field.

   If you don’t know the AWS Account ID or how to find it, see Find AWS Account ID.

6. Click Save.

   Aembit displays the new Client Workload on the Client Workloads page.

Client Workload identifier uniqueness

When you identify a Client Workload using a single identifier such as this one in a complex environment, this identifier may not always provide sufficient uniqueness.

To avoid Aembit unintentionally matching something beyond what it’s intended to match, Aembit recommends that you set additional identifiers to compliment this one, creating a Client Workload identity that’s unique across your environment.

See Using multiple Client Workload identifiers for guidance on combining this identifier with more specific identifiers such as those on the Client Workload Identifiers overview page, which includes vendor- and technology-specific identifiers.

Find AWS account id

To find your AWS Account ID in the AWS Console, follow these steps:

Note

You can also find the AWS Account ID in billing settings, IAM dashboard, or by using the AWS CLI.

Be sure to enter the full 12-digit ID without spaces and dashes.

1. Open the AWS Management Console.

2. Click the Account Menu that displays your AWS username in the top-right corner.

3. Click the Copy Account ID icon next to your 12-digit AWS Account ID.

   Use this value in your Aembit configuration, remembering to enter it without spaces or dashes.