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Question

How do I configure FTK Central to collect from Google Drive?

Prerequisites

• A Google Google Suite account for your organization
• Administrator account credentials for your organization's Google Suite account

Answer

1. Log in to the Google Cloud Platform IAM & Admin Console at https://console.cloud.google.com/iam-admin/ with your organization's Google Administrator account
   
   
2. Click on the Project list at the top
   
   
   
3. In the new dialog, select your domain and click NEW PROJECT
   
   
   
4. Give the project a name and click CREATE
   
   
   
5. Make sure you're viewing the new project, and click Service Accounts on the left
   
   
   
6. Click CREATE SERVICE ACCOUNT at the top
   
   
   
7. Give the account a name and description, and click DONE
   
   
   
   
8. Click on the newly created Service Account
   
   
   
9. Under the DETAILS tab, click SHOW DOMAIN-WIDE DELEGATION
   
   
   
10. Check Enable Google Workspace Domain-wide Delegation, the provide a Product name and Email Address for the Consent Screen and click SAVE
    
    
    
11. Copy the Client ID
    
    
    
    
12. In a new tab, log in to the Google Admin Console at https://admin.google.com/ with your organization's Google Administrator account
    
    
13. Click Security
    
    
    
14. At the bottom, click API controls
    
    
    
15. At the bottom, click MANAGE DOMAIN WIDE DELEGATION
    
    
    
16. Click Add new
    
    
    
17. In the new dialog, paste the previously copied Client ID, set the OAuth scope to "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive" and click AUTHORIZE
    
    
    
18. Return to the previous tab and click KEYS at the top
    
    
    
19. Click ADD KEY then Create new key
    
    
    
20. Select JSON and click CREATE, making sure to take note of where the JSON file is downloaded to
    
    
    
21. Navigate to the Google Drive API page at https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/library/drive.googleapis.com
    
    
22. Make sure you're viewing your new project, and click ENABLE
    
    
    
23. Log in to FTK Central and click Data Sources
    
    
    
24. Click Google Drive
    
    
    
25. Click Add Google Drive on the right
    
    
    
26. In the new dialog, do the following:
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       1. Enter a Name for your connector
       2. Paste the entire contents of the previously downloaded JSON file into the Service account API key field
       3. Choose whether to associate this connector to all custodians
          Note: The connector must be associated to Custodians prior to attempting a collection
       4. Click Save
27. Confirm the Refresh Token Status for your connector shows Active