# Access management for EDI
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To protect your resources, access management allows only authorized and authenticated access. 

ECO operators can access your account console and instances only in certain circumstances. The following graphic shows the authentication process that ECO operators complete before they can log into the AWS console for an EDI account.

![ECO console access method.](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/EDI/latest/eco-support-guide/images/acc-op-console-access-method2.png)


For more information about access management, see [Access management in AMS Accelerate](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/managedservices/latest/accelerate-guide/acc-access.html) in the *AMS Accelerate User Guide*.