# Amazon SES authentication

> To create a connection, you need the following credentials:

## Prerequisites

To create a connection, you need the following credentials:

* an **Access Key ID** associated with your account
* an **AWS Region** associated with your account
* a **Secret Access Key** to your account

## Add the Amazon SES connection

To create a connection to your Amazon SES instance, you need to perform the following steps:

1. Select Orchestrator from the product launcher.
2. Select a folder, and then navigate to the **Connections** tab.
3. Select **Add connection**.
4. To open the connection creation page, select the connector from the list. You can use the search bar to find the connector.
5. Enter your Access Key ID, AWS Region, and Secret Access Key.

   For any secret-type field, you can select the menu next to the field and choose **Use credential asset** to reference an Orchestrator credential asset linked to an external vault instead of entering the value directly. For more information, see [Use credential assets for connections](credential-store-connections.md).
6. Select **Connect**.