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Kion Administration

Audience: Cloud Administrators and Platform Engineers.

Purpose: Manage Kion for cloud access and federation.

Overview​

Kion provides robust cloud governance capabilities. For comprehensive documentation, visit support.kion.io.

Logging In to Kion​

TAMU users authenticate via Azure AD credentials.

Login Steps​

  1. Navigate to kion.cloud.tamu.edu
  2. Click Log in using a service provider
  3. Select your @tamu.edu account
Account Selection

Different accounts may have different privileges and Cloud Access Roles. Select the appropriate account for your task.

Federating into AWS Accounts​

Once logged in, you can federate into AWS accounts using Cloud Access Roles (CARs).

Federation Steps​

Step-by-step Federation

  1. Navigate to Projects

    • From the sidebar, click Projects

  2. Select Account

    • Find the account you need to access
    • Click the dropdown cloud icon

  3. Choose Cloud Access Roles

    • Click Cloud Access Roles

  4. Select CAR

    • Choose the appropriate CAR from the list
    • Multiple CARs may be available with different permission levels

  5. Choose Access Type

    • Short-term Access Keys — For CLI/SDK access
    • Web Console — For AWS Console access

  6. Federate

    • You'll be federated into the AWS account with the selected role's permissions

Access Types​

TypeUse Case
Web ConsoleBrowser-based AWS Console access
Short-term Access KeysCLI, SDK, or programmatic access

Quick Reference​

TaskLocation
Loginkion.cloud.tamu.edu
View ProjectsSidebar → Projects
Access AWSProject → Cloud Icon → Cloud Access Roles
Documentationsupport.kion.io