Service Account Creation

Create the access key

Log in to the admin account on your workspace management platform and navigate to the developer’s console:

https://console.developers.google.com

Select the top left panel to access various administrative features.

Create Project

From the top left panel, go to "IAM & Admin" and select "Create Project."

Fill out the project details, such as name, organization, and location, then click "CREATE."Create a service account

Create a service account.

Navigate to "IAM & Admin" and then to "Service Accounts."

Click "CREATE SERVICE ACCOUNT" in the service accounts dashboard.

Provide a name for the service account and proceed by clicking "CREATE AND CONTINUE."

Assign a role (e.g., Basic -> Owner) to the service account and click "CONTINUE."

Optionally, grant user access and finalize by clicking "DONE."

In the service account details, use the action button (three vertical dots) to manage keys.

Select "ADD KEY" and then "Create new key," choosing the JSON format, which will be downloaded to your desktop.

Note: If there is an issue generating a key, follow additional troubleshooting steps provided: GWS Enable Service Account Key Creation

Copy OAuth 2 Client ID - this will be required.

Enabling API Services

Navigate to the APIs & Services dashboard from the top left panel.

Click "ENABLE APIS AND SERVICES" and search for the required APIs in the API library. Enable as needed.

The table below gives the list of APIs required to be enabled for different data source

Enable Domain-Wide Delegation

Log in to the admin account and go to the security settings.

https://admin.google.com

Navigate to "API controls."

Select MANAGE DOMAIN-WIDE DELEGATION

Click "Add new" and input the Client ID copied earlier.

Provide OAuth scopes for the necessary APIs and authorize.

Note: All these scopes can be used together in a comma-delimited list to provide comprehensive access permissions for a cloud forensic investigation.

Full Scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.readonly,https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.user.readonly,https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.reports.audit.readonly,https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly,https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.metadata.readonly,https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.activity.readonly,https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.rolemanagement.readonly,https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.domain.readonly,https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.device.chromeos.readonly,https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.device.mobile.readonly,https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.settings.basic,https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.settings.sharing