You can create an AccessKey pair for your Alibaba Cloud account and RAM user account. When you call API operations, you must use the AccessKey pair to complete identity authentication.
Context
AccessKey includes AccessKey ID and AccessKey Secret.
AccessKey ID is used to identify a user.
AccessKey Secret is used to authenticate a user. AccessKey Secret must be kept confidential.
Warning
If the AccessKey information of your Alibaba Cloud account is disclosed, the security of your resources will be threatened. We recommend that you use your RAM user account to call operations. This reduces the risk of disclosing the AccessKey information of your Alibaba Cloud account.
For details about how to obtain an AccessKey pair, see Create an AccessKey pair.