- Simpler implementation than [AWS S3 Bucket Replication Config](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/replication-add-config.html) with requirements such as IAM Role, AccessControlTranslation, Metrics and SourceSelectionCriteria are not needed with MinIO.
- Active-Active replication
- Multi destination replication

## How to use?

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#### Etcd

MinIO supports storing encrypted IAM assets in etcd, if KMS is configured. Please refer to how to encrypt your config and IAM credentials [here](https://github.com/minio/minio/blob/master/docs/kms/IAM.md).

  unencrypted FTP communication (Not-recommended)

## Scope

- All IAM Credentials are allowed access excluding rotating credentials, rotating credentials
  are not allowed to login via FTP/SFTP ports, you must use S3 API port for if you are using
  rotating credentials.

- Access to bucket(s) and object(s) are governed via IAM policies associated with the incoming
  login credentials.

- Creation and deletion of buckets and objects
- Creation and deletion of all IAM users, groups, policies and their mappings to users or groups
- Creation of STS credentials
- Creation and deletion of service accounts (except those owned by the root user)
- Changes to Bucket features such as:
  - Bucket Policies