AWS Access Key

An AWS Access Key is an access key for AWS services.

• Context:
  • It can range from being an AWS Root Access Key to being an AWS IAM Access Key.
  • It can (typically) be composed of an AWS Access Key ID and an AWS Secret Access Key.
  • …
• Example(s):
  • AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE
AWSSecretAccessKey=wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY.
  • …
• Counter-Example(s):
  • SSH Key.
• See: AWS IAM, AWS Service API, AWS EC2 Key Pair.

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References

2023

• https://us-east-1.console.aws.amazon.com/iamv2/home?region=us-east-1#/users/details/gelli?section=security_credentials
  • QUOTE: Use access keys to send programmatic calls to AWS from the AWS CLI, AWS Tools for PowerShell, AWS SDKs, or direct AWS API calls. You can have a maximum of two access keys (active or inactive) at a time.

2016

• http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSSimpleQueueService/latest/SQSGettingStartedGuide/AWSCredentials.html
  • QUOTE: Access keys consist of an access key ID and secret access key, which are used to sign programmatic requests that you make to AWS. If you don't have access keys, you can create them by using the AWS Management Console. We recommend that you use IAM access keys instead of AWS root account access keys. IAM lets you securely control access to AWS services and resources in your AWS account.

2015

• https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/home
  • QUOTE: Use access keys to make secure REST or Query protocol requests to any AWS service API.

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