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# IBM Verify SaaS

Collect metrics and data points from IBM Verify

**About IBM  Verify SaaS:** 

IBM  Verify SaaS protects users and applications both inside and outside the enterprise, while enabling technical agility and operational efficiency as a cloud-native solution. Beyond [single-sign on](https://docs.verify.ibm.com/verify/docs/use-cases-workforce-single-sign-on) and multifactor authentication, Verify is a modernised, modular IDaaS that provides deep AI-powered context for [risk-based authentication and adaptive access](https://docs.verify.ibm.com/verify/docs/adaptive-access) decisions, guided experiences for developer time-to-value and comprehensive cloud IAM capabilities. From privacy and consent management to holistic risk detection and identity analytics, Verify centralises workforce and consumer IAM for any hybrid cloud deployment.

IAM-Boards is available on AWS Market place as a 1 Click Deployment product. Here is the link to product on AWS marketplace - [IAM-Boards](https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-t7wuygy3ffqyy). It is expected to have following configuration details ready before launching an iam-boards instance.  

#### Prerequisites:

* Infrastructure configuration 
  * VPC to use
  * Subnet (part of  above VPC) to use
  * Environment indicator
  * Unique identifier for iam-boards instance
* IBM Verify SaaS configuration 
  * Tenant domain name
  * Client id and secret generated on above tenant with required permissions
* IAM-Boards configurations
  * CIDR to restrict access to endpoints
  * Username and password for secure access to endpoints
  * Enable internet access to endpoints
  * Mode configurations 
    * Enable metrics forwarding to amazon Prometheus (Mode 1)
    * Amazon prometheus workspace url (if above option is enabled)
 

#### Mode specific prerequisites:

* Mode 1: Metrics to Amazon Managed Prometheus  You need an Amazon Prometheus workspace running for iam-boards to forward metrics. You can use existing workspace or create new workspace as per your requirements. Please check the following documentation link for more information on Amazon Prometheus. \
  Documentation: [Amazon Managed Prometheus](<https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prometheus/latest/userguide/what-is-Amazon-Managed-Service-Prometheus.html >)&#x20;
* Mode 2: Metrics as an endpoints  There is no prerequisite apart from common requirements provided in the above Prerequisite section.