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Updated on 2023-03-07 GMT+08:00
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How Do I Obtain an Access Key (AK/SK) in the ME-Abu Dhabi-OP5 Region?

Symptom

You have enabled cloud services in the ME-Abu Dhabi-OP5 region as an administrator. You and IAM users in your account need to use access keys in this region for encryption and signing.

Users access cloud services in the ME-Abu Dhabi-OP5 region as virtual users authorized through federated authentication. They are not real users who exist in the cloud service system, and need to obtain an access key in HUAWEI CLOUD's default regions and the ME-Abu Dhabi-OP5 region, respectively.

The procedure below guides you through creating a permanent access key for yourself as an administrator or for your IAM users. Both you and your IAM users can create temporary access keys on the My Credentials page.

Procedure

  1. Create an IAM user in the ME-Abu Dhabi-OP5 region as an administrator. To create an access key for yourself, go to 2.

    1. Log in to HUAWEI CLOUD as an administrator, click on the console homepage, and select the ME-Abu Dhabi-OP5 region.
    2. On the console of the ME-Abu Dhabi-OP5 region, choose Management & Deployment > Identity and Access Management.
    3. In the navigation pane of the IAM console, choose Users.
    4. Click Create User in the upper right corner.
    5. On the Create User page, set user information. For details, see Creating an IAM User.

      To identify the entity that uses an access key, create an IAM user with the same name as the corresponding IAM user or your account.

    6. Click OK.

  2. Obtain an access key for the IAM user.

    1. Log in to the IAM console in the ME-Abu Dhabi-OP5 region as an administrator.
    2. On the Users page of the IAM console, click Set Credentials in the Operation column of the row that contains the IAM user created in 1.
    3. On the Set Credentials page, click Create Access Key.
    4. (Optional) Enter a description for the access key.
    5. Click OK. The access key is created.
    6. Download the access key file.
      • Each user can have a maximum of two access keys with unlimited validity. To ensure account security, keep them properly.
      • You and the IAM user can use the access key only in the ME-Abu Dhabi-OP5 region.
    7. (Optional) Provide the access key to the IAM user.