IAM Identity Center - AWS access type 'Programmatic Access with access key'?

Question

Hello everybody!

I am a newcomer and I need to create a new user with AWS access type 'Programmatic access - with an access key'.

I was able to create a user with 'administrator access' , create a group but was unable to attach a 'Programmatic access with an access key' to this user.

Any feedback will be very welcome.

Thanks for the attention.

Cordially,
Alexandre

Accepted Answer

Hello,

You can assign Programmatic Access to newly created IAM User:

**Steps:**

1. Go to IAM Console.
2. Select IAM User to which you want to assign programmatic access.
3. Select Security Credentials and Create Access Key.
4. Select the Use Case.
5. Retrieve the Access Key and Secret Access Key (Download CSV File)

Note: Please make sure to download the secret otherwise it will be lost and you have to recreate secret.
"If you lose your secret access key, you must delete the access key and create a new one. For more details, see Resetting lost or forgotten passwords or access keys for AWS. You can have a maximum of two access keys per user."

**Reference Document:** [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_access-keys.html]()

Answer

Hi,

You just have to create a pair (access key, secret key) for your user.

Please, follow the following guidance to do it: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-services-iam-create-creds.html

Best,

Didier

IAM Identity Center - AWS access type 'Programmatic Access with access key'?

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