This topic describes how to create an AccessKey pair for an Alibaba Cloud account or Resource Access Management (RAM) user. When you call the Alibaba Cloud APIs, you must use the AccessKey pair to verify your identity.
Background information
An AccessKey pair consists of an AccessKey ID and an AccessKey secret.
- The AccessKey ID is used to verify the identity of the user.
- The AccessKey secret is used to encrypt and verify the signature string. You must keep your AccessKey secret strictly confidential.
Warning If the AccessKey pair of your Alibaba Cloud account is disclosed, the security of
your resources are threatened. We recommend that you use a RAM user to call API operations.
This minimizes the possibility of disclosing the AccessKey pair of your Alibaba Cloud
account.