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# Where to find your Amazon SES access key

> Create an IAM user and access key for Amazon SES, or SMTP credentials, and find the region and configuration set ElasticFunnels asks for.

An Amazon SES sending account asks for an **Access key ID**, a **Secret access key**, the **Region** and a
**Configuration set**. Keys you save are stored encrypted and never shown again.

## Access key ID and secret access key

**1. Create an IAM user**

In the AWS console, open **IAM** → **Users** → **Create user**. Give it a name such as
"elasticfunnels-ses". It does not need console access.

**2. Give it SES permissions**

Attach a policy that allows `ses:SendEmail` and `ses:GetAccount`. ElasticFunnels checks the key with
`GetAccount` when you save and sends with `SendEmail`.

**3. Create the access key**

Open the user, go to the **Security credentials** tab and click **Create access key**. Copy the
**Access key ID** and the **Secret access key**. AWS shows the secret only once.

**4. Paste both in ElasticFunnels**

Paste them into **Access key ID** and **Secret access key**.

If you already use SES over SMTP, the SMTP password from **SES** → **SMTP settings** → **Create SMTP
credentials** also works as the **Secret access key**, with the SMTP user name as the **Access key ID**.

AWS guides: [Create an IAM user](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_users_create.html),
[Manage access keys](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_access-keys.html),
[SES SMTP credentials](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/dg/smtp-credentials.html).

## Region

Pick the region your SES identities (verified domains and addresses) are in. It shows in the top right of
the SES console. Identities are per region, so a domain verified in `us-east-1` cannot send from
`eu-west-1`.

## Configuration set

Opens, clicks and bounces need a configuration set that sends events to Amazon SNS. Create it under
**SES** → **Configuration sets**, then follow [Amazon SES: three steps in AWS](/emails/delivery-events#amazon-ses-three-steps-in-aws).

See also [Connect Amazon SES](/emails/sending-accounts#connect-amazon-ses).


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