Section 1: Lab Preparation

1.1 Retrieve Your Lab Credentials

Open the Lab Credential Portal.

Enter:

• The shared Lab access key provided by the instructor
• Your assigned Student ID, for example student01

Select Show my credentials.

The portal displays only the credential record assigned to your Student ID. Keep the credential page open during the lab.

You will use the following values:

Credential	Used for
AWS account ID	AWS Console sign-in
IAM username	AWS Console sign-in
AWS Console password	AWS Console sign-in
AWS access key ID	AWS CLI or API authentication
AWS secret access key	AWS CLI or API authentication
FortiFlex token	FortiGate-VM license activation
FortiGate serial number	Confirming that the correct FortiFlex entitlement is assigned and verifying the licensed appliance

Important

Use only the credentials and license information assigned to your Student ID.

Do not share, photograph, copy to an unsecured location, or reuse these values outside this lab.

TIP

Use the Copy button beside a value when available to avoid typing errors.

1.2 Access the AWS Console

Open the AWS Management Console:

Access the AWS Management Console

Log in using the values displayed in the credential portal:

AWS sign-in field	Credential portal value
Account ID	AWS account ID
IAM user name	IAM username
Password	AWS Console password

INFO

Use only the student account assigned to you for this workshop.

After signing in, confirm that the selected AWS Region is Frankfurt (eu-central-1).

1.3 Create an SSH Key Pair

You need an SSH key pair to securely access the EC2 instances deployed in the spoke VPCs.

1. In the AWS Console search bar, enter Key pairs, and open EC2 > Key pairs.

   

2. Select Create key pair.

3. Configure the key pair:

   Setting	Value
   Name	Your Student ID followed by -key, for example student01-key
   Key pair type	RSA
   Private key file format	.pem

   

4. Select Create key pair.

5. The .pem file downloads automatically. Store it securely.

Important

AWS does not allow the private key file to be downloaded again after creation.

Windows

You can use Windows OpenSSH directly with the .pem file. PuTTY users may need to convert the .pem file to .ppk format.

On macOS or Linux, restrict access to the private key:

chmod 400 student01-key.pem