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# Vanta

> Vanta is a trust management platform that automates compliance and risk management.

## Creating a Vanta connection

### Using Client ID & Secret

To create the connection you need:

* A Client ID
* A Client Secret
* Scopes

#### Obtaining the credentials

Follow [Vanta's documentation](https://developer.vanta.com/docs/api-access-setup#creating-a-new-application) to create an app of type `Manage Vanta` and generate `Client ID` and `Client Secret`.
To run all actions in this integration, make sure to include the following scope in the `Scopes` connection attribute: `vanta-api.all:read`. To read more about Vanta's scopes, please visit [Vanta's Permission Scopes](https://developer.vanta.com/docs/api-access-setup#permission-scopes).

#### Creating your connection

1. In the Blink platform, navigate to the **Connections** page > **Add connection**. A New Connection dialog box opens displaying icons of external service providers available.
2. Select the **Vanta** icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appear.
3. (Optional) Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.
4. Select **Client ID & Secret** as the method to create the connection.
5. Fill in the parameters:
   * The Client ID
   * The Client Secret
   * The Scopes
6. (Optional) Click **Test Connection** to test it.
7. Click **Create connection**. The new connection appears on the **Connections** page.