Audit Trail Cloud uses your AWS access key to make programmatic calls to create a database of your RE data and changes made.
When you create your access keys, you create the access key ID (for example, AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE
) and secret access key (for example, wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY
) as a set. The secret access key is available for download only when you create it. If you don’t download your secret access key or if you lose it, you must create a new one.
To create an access key when signed in as the root user
- Sign in to the AWS Management Console as the root user. For more information, see Sign in as the root user in the IAM User Guide.
- In the navigation bar on the upper right, choose your account name or number and then choose My Security Credentials.
- Expand the Access keys (access key ID and secret access key) section.
- Choose Create New Access Key. If you already have two access keys, this button is disabled.
- When prompted, choose Show Access Key or Download Key File. This is your only opportunity to save your secret access key.
- After you’ve saved your secret access key in a secure location, chose Close.
To create an access key when signed in as an IAM user
- Sign in to the AWS Management Console as an IAM user. For more information, see Sign in as an IAM user in the IAM User Guide.
- In the navigation bar on the upper right, choose your user name and then choose My Security Credentials.
- Choose AWS IAM credentials, Create access key. If you already have two access keys, the console displays a “Limited exceeded” error.
- When prompted, choose Download .csv file or Show secret access key. This is your only opportunity to save your secret access key.
- After you’ve saved your secret access key in a secure location, chose Close.
You can find further details in the AWS user guide here.