Creds:     credentials.NewStaticV4(cred.AccessKey, cred.SecretKey, ""),
		Secure:    globalIsTLS,
		Transport: getRemoteInstanceTransport(),
	})
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	core.SetAppInfo("minio-federated", ReleaseTag)
	return core, nil
}

// Check if the destination bucket is on a remote site, this code only gets executed
// when federation is enabled, ie when globalDNSConfig is non 'nil'.