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 # Amazon S3 compatible API # Amazon S3 compatible API
  
-We provide support for the Amazon S3 API. This means you can use the S3 compatible object storage API to access files on Google Docs, RackSpace Cloud Files, or Microsoft OneDrive, or any of the many other clouds that we support.+The Enterprise File Fabric provides support for an Amazon S3 compatible API. This means the S3 compatible object storage API can be used to access files that have been mapped to the File Fabric, such as files available on Google Drive, RackSpace Cloud Files, or Microsoft OneDrive, or any of the many other clouds that the solution supports.
  
-The S3 API is available on our SaaS services and on the appliance.+The S3 API is available on the SaaS hosted service and also on the enterprise on-premises edition of the product.
  
 ## Client Configuration ## Client Configuration
  
-To use the S3 API you will need the:+To use the S3 API the:
  
  1. Cloud S3 Endpoint  1. Cloud S3 Endpoint
- 1. Access Key ID + 2. Access Key ID 
- 1. Secret Access Key+ 3. Secret Access Key 
 + 
 +are required.
  
 ### 1. Cloud S3 Endpoint ### 1. Cloud S3 Endpoint
  
-For our SaaS services use one of the following S3 API endpoints:+For the SaaS hosted service it is required to use one of the following S3 API endpoints:
  
  * http://s3.storagemadeeasy.com (US Server)  * http://s3.storagemadeeasy.com (US Server)
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 Naturally http endpoints are not secure and should not be used for production data. Naturally http endpoints are not secure and should not be used for production data.
  
-For appliances contact your administrator for the "Cloud S3 Domain Name".+For the enterprise on-premises version of the product the S3 access nomenclature is set through the ConfigServer.
  
 ### 2. Access Key ID ### 2. Access Key ID
  
-The Access Key ID is your SME or File Fabric username.+The Access Key ID is the SME or File Fabric username.
  
 ### 3. Secret Access Key  ### 3. Secret Access Key 
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 ## Use With a Variety of S3 Clients ## Use With a Variety of S3 Clients
  
-The File Fabric's S3 interface can be used with almost any S3-compatible tool including Storage Made Easy's S3 Cloud Explorer and AWS' command line iterface (AWS CLI).  Here are links to some information about those tools: +The File Fabric's S3 interface can be used with almost any S3-compatible tool including Storage Made Easy's S3 Cloud Explorer and AWS' command line interface (AWS CLI).  Here are links to some information about those tools:
-  * [[standalone/explorer|]] - SME desktop application for users to easily access S3-compatible and other object storage+
   * [[https://aws.amazon.com/cli/|awscli]] - Allowing command line access to cloud files   * [[https://aws.amazon.com/cli/|awscli]] - Allowing command line access to cloud files
   * [[https://blog.storagemadeeasy.com/the-comprehensive-guide-to-installing-aws-cli-on-windows-mac-or-linux/|The Comprehensive Guide to Installing AWS CLI on Windows, Mac or Linux]]   * [[https://blog.storagemadeeasy.com/the-comprehensive-guide-to-installing-aws-cli-on-windows-mac-or-linux/|The Comprehensive Guide to Installing AWS CLI on Windows, Mac or Linux]]
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 ## API Implementation ## API Implementation
  
-SME supports the following Amazon S3 API Requests:+The File Fabric implements the following Amazon S3 operations:
  
  * **[[http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonS3/latest/API/RESTBucketPUT.html|PUT request]]** to create a bucket   * **[[http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonS3/latest/API/RESTBucketPUT.html|PUT request]]** to create a bucket 
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  * **[[http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonS3/latest/API/RESTObjectHEAD.html|HEAD]]** to get object metadata  * **[[http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonS3/latest/API/RESTObjectHEAD.html|HEAD]]** to get object metadata
  
 +## S3 Signatures Supported
  
 +The S3 API supports V2 and V4 signatures. Which one is used is dependent on the client request.