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title: Connections Management
slug: connections-management
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createdAt: 2026-04-29T13:59:52.468Z
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Establish and manage connections to your preferred cloud services and technologies, ensuring secure and efficient integration.

Connections Management enhances Kyndryl Bridge services capabilities by connecting to various external technology providers in a single place, allowing them to interact with the platform. This process is part of the configuration steps required to start using any Kyndryl Bridge service and application. You can establish a new connection within minutes and securely store credentials centrally. After setting up the connection type, a set of technology providers recommended Identity and Access Management (IAM) security policies need to be configured to enable the full potential value of Kyndryl Bridge services and applications.

The following roles are required to perform activities in the Connections Management page:

| <font color="#f3f4f6">**Permission name**</font> | <font color="#f3f4f6">**Description**</font> | <font color="#f3f4f6">**Roles related to**</font> |
| ------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| security.connections.create                      | Allow to create connections                  | Administrator                                     |
| security.connections.delete                      | Allow to delete connections                  | Administrator                                     |
| security.connections.update                      | Allow to update connections                  | Administrator                                     |
| security.connections.view                        |                                              | Administrator<br />Viewer                         |
| security.connections.test                        | Allow to test connections                    | Administrator<br />Viewer                         |
| security.vaultconfig.create                      | Allow to create Vault Config \[Only API]     | Administrator                                     |
| security.vaultconfig.delete                      | Allow to delete Vault Config \[Only API]     | Administrator                                     |
| security.vaultconfig.view                        | Allow to view Vault Config \[Only API]       | Administrator                                     |
| security.connectionstypes.view                   | Allow to view connections metadata           | Viewer                                            |

# Accessing Connections Management&#x20;

From the Kyndryl Bridge main menu :inlineImage[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/QU1TIK52ntw5Jsos0uOt5/NK7Yw9tQgnlqBGwu7eG4H-20260601-205917.svg" alt caption width="57" height="57"}, go to **Administration** → Connections Management.

The Connections Management is divided into 4 pages, which you can access by clicking the corresponding icon from the left panel menu.

- [Cloud connections](docId\:sg8Svl5kKw9ZT8yTr0beW)
- [Content connections](docId\:Q9R9ieASy9K_dz7sUiiyq)
- [Tool connections](docId\:GjyVwKv-F-VML42pwU8cr)
- Authentication connections

Within a Kyndryl Bridge account, all connection activities, including creation, modification and deletion in Connections Management, are recorded by an audit service, providing a reliable foundation for security and compliance.