Obtaining Authentication Information

To obtain an access key, perform the following steps:

1. Log in to the management console, move the cursor to the username in the upper right corner, and select My Credentials from the drop-down list.
2. On the My Credentials page, choose Access Keys, and click Create Access Key. See Figure 1.
   Figure 1 Clicking Create Access Key
   
3. Click OK and save the access key file as prompted. The access key file will be saved to your browser's configured download location. Open the credentials.csv file to view Access Key Id and Secret Access Key.
   

   • Only two access keys can be added for each user.
   • To ensure access key security, the access key is automatically downloaded only when it is generated for the first time and cannot be obtained from the management console later. Keep them properly.

A project is a group of tenant resources, and an account ID corresponds to the current account. The IAM ID corresponds to the current user. You can view the project IDs, account IDs, and user IDs in different regions on the corresponding pages.

1. Register with and log in to the management console.
2. Hover the cursor on the username in the upper right corner and select My Credentials from the drop-down list.
3. On the API Credentials page, obtain the account name, account ID, IAM username, and IAM user ID, and obtain the project and its ID from the project list.