Obtaining an Access Key

Updated on 2024-05-07 GMT+08:00

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An access key comprises an access key ID (AK) and secret access key (SK), and is your long-term credential for accessing Huawei Cloud APIs.

Figure 1 Console

On the management console, hover over the username in the upper right corner and choose My Credentials from the drop-down list.

Figure 2 My Credentials

Choose Access Keys from the navigation pane.

Figure 3 Access Keys page

Click Create Access Key, and enter a description.

Figure 4 Creating an access key

Click OK to generate an access key, and download it.

Figure 5 Downloading the access key

View the AK in the access key list and the SK in the downloaded CSV file.

Parent topic: Prerequisites

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