To create a key pair, complete the following steps:
- Select the Admin User Settings icon (
)
- Select Key Pairs
The Manage Key Pairs screen displays, as illustrated below:
Your current key pairs are listed.
- Select the Issue KeyPair button
The Key Pair Created dialog box displays with the generated Access key and Secret key are generated, as illustrated below:
Note: Ensure that you make a note of the Secret key and store it securely, as you cannot retrieve it after closing this dialog box.
- Select the OK button to close the dialog box
Using the REST API
You can also create keypairs using the REST API using the following POST request:
POST /v3/admin/users/{user_id}/keypairs
Note: No body is required in this request.
The response to this POST request is as follows:
{ "access_key": "access key...", "secret_key": "secret key...", "message": "Keypair created: you will not be able to recover the secret, so take note of it" }
Note: As the Secret key cannot be recovered, ensure that you record the payload from this request and store it securely.