User guide

Getting Started

This section provides information about how to install, set up, and use the SDK for Java. If you have

never used the SDK for Java before, you should start here.

Topics

• Sign Up for Amazon Web Services and Get AWS Credentials (p. 4)

• Install a Java Development Environment (p. 5)

• Install the AWS SDK for Java (p. 5)

• Using the SDK for Java with Apache Maven (p. 6)

• Set Up your AWS Credentials for Use with the SDK for Java (p. 7)

• Explore the SDK for Java Code Samples (p. 8)

• Where to Go from Here (p. 8)

Credentials

To access AWS with the SDK for Java, you will need credentials in the form of IAM user credentials.

Important

To increase the security of your AWS account, we recommend that you use IAM users to provide

access credentials instead of using root credentials.

For more information about how to set up IAM users to provide credentials for you and your

AWS users, see Creating an IAM user in Your AWS Account, in the Using IAM guide.

To sign up for AWS

1. Open http://aws.amazon.com/, and then click Sign Up.

2. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Part of the sign-up procedure involves receiving a phone call and entering a PIN using the phone

keypad.

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AWS SDK for Java Developer Guide

Credentials