# Step 4: Store Database Credentials in Amazon Secrets Manager
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To connect to your source and target databases in an Amazon DMS migration project, store your database credentials in Amazon Secrets Manager. Make sure that you replicate these secrets to your Amazon Region.

 **To store your source database credentials in Amazon Secrets Manager ** 

1. Sign in to the Amazon Web Services Management Console and open the Amazon Secrets Manager console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/](https://console.amazonaws.cn/secretsmanager/).

1. Choose your Amazon Region.

1. Choose **Store a new secret**. The **Choose secret type** page opens.

1. For **Secret type**, choose **Credentials for other database**.

1. For **User name** and **Password**, enter the credentials of the database user that you created for your source database in [Step 2](dm-postgresql-step-2.md).

1. For **Database**, choose **PostgreSQL**.

1. For **Server address**, **Database name**, and **Port**, enter your PostgreSQL database connection information.

1. Choose **Next**. The **Configure secret** page opens.

1. For **Secret name**, enter `dm-postgresql-source`.

1. Choose **Next**. The **Configure rotation** page opens.

1. Choose **Next**. The **Review** page opens.

1. Choose **Store**.

 **To store your target database credentials in Amazon Secrets Manager ** 

1. Sign in to the Amazon Web Services Management Console and open the Amazon Secrets Manager console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/](https://console.amazonaws.cn/secretsmanager/).

1. Choose your Amazon Region.

1. Choose **Store a new secret**. The **Choose secret type** page opens.

1. For **Secret type**, choose **Credentials for Amazon RDS database**.

1. For **User name** and **Password**, enter the credentials of the database user that you created for your target database in [Step 3](dm-postgresql-step-3.md).

1. For **Database**, choose your Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL DB instance.

1. Choose **Next**. The **Configure secret** page opens.

1. For **Secret name**, enter `dm-postgresql-target`.

1. Choose **Next**. The **Configure rotation** page opens.

1. Choose **Next**. The **Review** page opens.

1. Choose **Store**.

Use these secrets when you create your migration project in [Step 7](dm-postgresql-step-7.md).