---
title: "2—Entering Credentials for Cloud Migration in WCSM"
slug: "entering-credentials-for-cloud-migration"
description: "To begin using WCSM cloud migration, complete the questionnaire providing data storage and region information."
tags: ["Cloud Migration", "migrate data", "Bucket Replication"]
updated: 2026-05-12T19:40:02Z
published: 2026-05-12T19:40:02Z
---

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# 2—Entering Credentials for Cloud Migration in WCSM

Before you can initiate a data migration job in WCSM, you must specify the source and target bucket information. Bucket information is defined in the Storage****object and bucket credentials are defined in the Credentials****object.

## Entering Source Bucket Credentials

1. Log in to your WCSM account.
2. Click **Credentials**in the navigation menu on the left side of your screen.
3. Click **Create credentials** on the top right of your screen.

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4. Enter a **Name**for the credential (for example, AcmeSourceBucketCredentials).
5. Select a **Scope**in the drop-down. There is only one option from which to choose.
6. Select a **Type**in the drop-down to specify the hyperscaler where your data resides.
7. Specify source bucket credentials, which vary from one hyperscaler to another. The example above is for AWS. Refer to the sections below for Azure and GCP.
8. Enter the **Access Key ID** and **Secret Access Key** values for the source (AWS) bucket.
9. Click **Save**.

### Specifying Credentials in Azure

Microsoft recommends transitioning away from Shared Key authorization for Azure Storage in favor of using Azure AD. The following information is required to specify credentials for Azure Blob storage in WCSM.

- Tenant ID—The Directory (tenant) ID of the application representing WCSM in Azure AD.
- Client ID—The application (client) ID of the application representing WCSM in Azure AD.
- Secret ID—The client secret ID.
- Value—The value of the client secret ID.

Refer to Microsoft’s documentation to [Create a Microsoft Entra application and service principal that can access resources](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity-platform/howto-create-service-principal-portal). Wasabi created a cheat sheet (below) that details the necessary steps required to obtain credentials from Azure for WCSM.

[PDF document](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/azurecredsforwcsm.pdf)

### Specifying Credentials in GCP

WCSM requires a Service Account key as the credentials to access GCP Cloud storage. Refer to Google’s documentation to learn how to obtain Service Account keys.

## Entering Target (Wasabi) Bucket Credentials

1. Log in to your WCSM account.
2. Click **Credentials**in the navigation menu on the left side of your screen.
3. Click **Create credentials** on the top right of your screen.

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4. Enter a **Name** for the credential (for example, AcmeTargetBucketCredentials).
5. Select a **Scope**in the drop-down. There is only one option from which to choose.
6. Select **Wasabi** for the **Type**. This indicates your target bucket is in Wasabi.
7. Specify target bucket credentials.
8. Enter the **Access Key ID** and **Secret Access Key**values for the target Wasabi bucket.
9. Click **Save**.

## Entering Source Bucket Information

1. Log in to your WCSM account.
2. Click **Storage**in the navigation menu on the left side of your screen.
3. Click **Create Storage** on the top right of your screen.

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4. Enter a **Name** for the source bucket (for example, AcmeSourceBucket).
5. Select the available **Scope**in the drop-down.
6. For **Storage Type**, select the source where your data resides.
7. Enter the actual source bucket name in the **Bucket**field. The bucket name must exactly match the bucket name in your cloud storage account.
8. Select the source **Region**.
9. Select the **Credentials** for the source bucket using the drop-down. In this example, the drop-down would show AcmeSourceBucketCredentials and AcmeTargetBucketCredentails. You would select **AcmeSourceBucketCredentials**.
10. Click **Save**.
11. Click on the ellipsis on the top right and select **Enable**.

## Entering Target (Wasabi) Bucket Information

1. Log in to your WCSM account.
2. Click **Storage**in the navigation menu on the left side of your screen.
3. Click **Create Storage** on the top right of your screen.

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4. Enter a **Name**for the target bucket (for example, AcmeTargetBucket).
5. Select the available **Scope** in the drop-down.
6. For the **Storage Type**, select **Wasabi**.
7. Enter the actual target bucket name in the **Bucket** field. The bucket name must exactly match the bucket name in your cloud storage account.
8. Select the target **Region**.
9. Select the **Credentials** for the target bucket using the drop-down. In this example, the drop-down would show AcmeSourceBucketCredentials and AcmeTargetBucketCredentails. You would select **AcmeTargetBucketCredentials**.
10. Click **Save**.
11. Click on the ellipsis on the top right and select **Enable**.