<p class="shortdesc">You can create a sub-account access key through the console.</p> <section class="section context"><div class="tasklabel"><h2 class="doc-tairway">About this task</h2></div> <p class="p">Some cloud resources will verify the identity of a user by using AccessKey and SecretKey symmetric encryption methods.</p> <ul class="ul" id="create__ul_djz_jg3_flb"> <li class="li">AK (Access Key ID): Access key ID. A unique identifier associated with a private access key used to identify users.</li> <li class="li">SK (Secret Access Key): The key used in conjunction with the access key ID to encrypt and sign the request, which can identify the sender and prevent the request from being modified.</li> </ul> <div class="note note note_note"><span class="note__title">Note:</span> Only two pairs of AK / SK can be created under each sub-account. </div> </section> <section id="create__steps_nyh_hg3_flb"><div class="tasklabel"><h2 class="doc-tairway">Procedure</h2></div><ol class="ol steps" id="create__steps_nyh_hg3_flb"><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">Use the master account or a sub-account with relevant permissions to log in to the <a class="xref" href="https://www.pingancloud.com/console/kms" target="_blank">RAM Console</a>.</span> </li><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">Click <span class="ph uicontrol">User</span> in the left navigation bar.</span> </li><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">In the user list, find the target user and click the <span class="ph uicontrol">Credential Information</span> on the operation column.</span> <div class="itemgroup info"> <p class="p">You can search for the target user by entering the <span class="ph uicontrol">Login Name</span> or <span class="ph uicontrol">Displayed Name</span> in the search box.</p> </div> </li><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">In the <span class="ph uicontrol">Access Key Information</span> column, click <span class="ph uicontrol">+Create</span>.</span> </li><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">Enter the phone verification code and click <span class="ph uicontrol">Confirm</span>.</span> </li></ol></section> <section class="section result" id="create__result_jz3_1h3_flb"><div class="tasklabel"><h2 class="doc-tairway">Results</h2></div> <p class="p">After the completion, the system prompts that the key creation is successful.</p> <img class="image" id="create__image_kj5_133_flb" src="https://obs-cn-shanghai.yun.pingan.com/pcp-portal/20201604174728-13781a30990b.png" width="750"> <div class="note important note_important"><span class="note__title">Important:</span> Click <span class="ph uicontrol">Save Access Key Information</span> to download the access key locally. This is the only opportunity to download your accesss key, please save it in time.</div> <p class="p">The created access key will be displayed in the Access Key Information list. Click <span class="ph uicontrol">Display</span> to view AccessKey Secret.</p> <img class="image" id="create__image_l23_433_flb" src="https://obs-cn-shanghai.yun.pingan.com/pcp-portal/20201604174728-1117ef9493ea.png" width="750"> </section>