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Manage access keys

Last updated:Jun 14, 2022

Manage access keys

An access key is credentials that you use to make programmatic calls for accessing your buckets on C2 Object Storage. It consists of an access key ID and a secret key, similar to a set of username and password. On the C2 Object Storage service, you can create up to 1,000 access keys.

On C2 Object Storage web portal > Access Keys, you can create and delete access keys.1

Notes:

  1. Configuration of access keys cannot be operated through APIs, but only through the web portal.

Create an access key

  1. Click Create Access Key.
  2. Specify the accessible buckets and the access type, and enter the description for the access key. Once the key is created, you cannot edit any of its settings again.
    • Choose one or all buckets that the key can be used to access.1
    • Choose an access type:
      • Read and Write
      • Read Only
      For more information on APIs and their limitations, refer to this article.
  3. Download the Access Key ID and Secret Key2 to your computer and save them carefully.

Notes:

  1. You can choose either one single bucket or all buckets. You cannot multi-select some of your buckets. No matter which you choose, you will have the privilege to use ListAllBucketNames API; however, using this API will only list the buckets that the key can access.
  2. The secret key will not show again once this dialog box is closed.

Delete an access key

  1. Hover your mouse pointer over an access key, and click on the floating trash can icon ().
  2. Confirm that you want to Delete the access key.

Further reading

Create an access key
Delete an access key
Further reading