Activating the AWS access portal for first-time IAM Identity Center users - AWS IAM Identity Center

Activating the AWS access portal for first-time IAM Identity Center users

If this is your first time attempting to sign in to the AWS access portal, check your email for instructions on how to activate your user credentials.

To activate your user credentials

  1. Depending on the email you received from your company, choose one of the following methods to activate your user credentials so that you can start using the AWS access portal.

    1. If you received an email with the subject Invitation to join AWS IAM Identity Center, open it and choose Accept invitation. On the New user sign up page, enter and confirm a password, and then choose Set new password. You'll use that password each time you sign in to the portal.

    2. If you were sent an email from your company's IT support or IT administrator, follow the instructions they provided to activate your user credentials.

  2. After you activate your user credentials by providing a new password, the AWS access portal signs you in automatically. If this doesn't occur, you can manually sign in to the AWS access portal by using the instructions provided in the next section.