The first two fields under System Defaults are for entry of keys provided to you by Amazon, for integration with the Amazon Simple Storage filesharing service.

Amazon generates two different keys for authentication if you are a subscriber to the Amazon Simple Storage filesharing service:

1. Access Key ID
2. Secret Access Key

Simply enter the keys to the corresponding fields shown, then click 'update'.

Note: It is good security practice to generate new keys and update these fields every one-to-three months.

Where to find the access keys on Amazon Web Services:

You should have an email from Amazon Web Services titled "Amazon Simple Storage Service Sign-Up Confirmation". The email will look like this:

Click the first web link in the email (or use this link):
http://aws-portal.amazon.com/gp/aws/developer/account/index.html?action=access-key

You should be presented with the Amazon Web Services sign-in page (shown below).

Now enter the email and password details you used to create the account (ensure 'returning user' is selected), then click 'sign in using our secure server'.
Once signed in you should be on the Amazon Account page, with the Security Credentials section showing.
The second section of this page is titled Access Credentials, with three tabbed areas. The first tab should be showing with your 'Access Key ID' visible:

Step 1: Copy and paste this Access Key ID to the corresponding field in System Default Settings

Now click the 'Show' link under 'Secret Access Key' on the Amazon Account page.
The Secret Access Key will be shown in a small popup area:

Step 2: Copy and paste this Secret Access Key to the corresponding field in System Default Settings

Now you have updated the System Default for Amazon Simple Storage Service keys!

Creating new access keys:

Note: You should aim to create and enable new access keys every one-to-three months as good security practice.
Note: Be sure to enter the newly created access keys into System Defaults before inactivating the old keys, or users will not be able to access items in the interim.

First, log into your account page on Amazon Web Services as detailed above.
You should see the "Access Credentials" as the second section on the page, as below. Click the 'Create a New Access Key' link:

A confirmation box will pop up, confirm the action:

*** STOP! You will now have two sets of active keys. You must enter the new keys into System Defaults before proceeding to inactivate the old key. ***

You will now have a list of keys showing in the Access Credentials section (as shown below).
After you have entered the new key to System Defaults, find the older key by date and click '(Make Inactive)' at the end of the row for the older key:

Confirm the Make Access Key Inactive dialogue box by clicking 'Yes':

You should now see that the older key has been inactivated in the key list:

Note: There should only be a single active key in the list. If you have multiple active keys showing, inactivate all except the most recently created key.

You can now delete any inactive keys, click 'Delete Key' to do this:

A confirmation dialogue box will pop up, confirm this:

You should now see just one active key in the list, with the option to 'View Your Deleted Access Keys' now visible:

You can use the link to view old deleted access keys if you wish. You should have no use for these.

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