if err != nil {
		c.Fatalf("Expected to generate STS creds, got err: %#v", err)
	}

	// Check that the LDAP sts cred is actually working.
	minioClient, err := minio.New(s.endpoint, &minio.Options{
		Creds:     cr.NewStaticV4(value.AccessKeyID, value.SecretAccessKey, value.SessionToken),
		Secure:    s.secure,
		Transport: s.TestSuiteCommon.client.Transport,
	})
	if err != nil {
		c.Fatalf("Error initializing client: %v", err)
	}

func (sys *BucketTargetSys) getRemoteTargetClient(tcfg *madmin.BucketTarget) (*TargetClient, error) {
	config := tcfg.Credentials
	creds := credentials.NewStaticV4(config.AccessKey, config.SecretKey, "")

	api, err := minio.New(tcfg.Endpoint, &minio.Options{
		Creds:     creds,
		Secure:    tcfg.Secure,
		Region:    tcfg.Region,
		Transport: globalRemoteTargetTransport,

	// In a federated deployment, all the instances share config files
	// and hence expected to have same credentials.
	core, err := miniogo.NewCore(host, &miniogo.Options{
		Creds:     credentials.NewStaticV4(cred.AccessKey, cred.SecretKey, ""),
		Secure:    globalIsTLS,
		Transport: getRemoteInstanceTransport(),
	})
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	core.SetAppInfo("minio-federated", ReleaseTag)

	}

	u, err := url.Parse(r.Source.Endpoint)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	cred := r.Source.Creds

	c, err := miniogo.New(u.Host, &miniogo.Options{
		Creds:        credentials.NewStaticV4(cred.AccessKey, cred.SecretKey, cred.SessionToken),
		Secure:       u.Scheme == "https",
		Transport:    getRemoteInstanceTransport(),
		BucketLookup: lookupStyle(r.Source.Path),
	})
	if err != nil {
		return err

	}

	return minioClient.New(ep.Host, &minioClient.Options{
		Creds:     credentials.NewStaticV4(pc.AccessKey, pc.SecretKey, ""),
		Secure:    ep.Scheme == "https",
		Transport: globalRemoteTargetTransport,
	})
}

func getPriorityHelper(replicationConfig replication.Config) int {
	maxPrio := 0

	if region == "" {
		region = "us-east-1"
	}
	bootstrapTrace("globalMinioClient", func() {
		globalMinioClient, err = minio.New(globalLocalNodeName, &minio.Options{
			Creds:     credentials.NewStaticV4(globalActiveCred.AccessKey, globalActiveCred.SecretKey, ""),
			Secure:    globalIsTLS,
			Transport: globalRemoteTargetTransport,
			Region:    region,
		})