I'm totally new to AWS.
I downloaded some sample code from Amazon and I need to set a number of constants:
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
MERCHANT_ID
MARKETPLACE_ID
I just created an AWS account. I want some type of sandbox account so I can try out the code samples.
What are the exact steps I have to take to:
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It is very dangerous to create an access_key_id in "My Account ==> Security Credentials". Because the key has all authority. Please create "IAM" user and attach only some policies you need.
Amazon changes the admin console from time to time, hence the previous answers above are irrelevant in 2020.
The way to get the secret access key (Oct.2020) is:
As i see the answers above, I can assume my answer will become irrelevant in a year max :-)
HTH
To find the AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY Its better to create new create "IAM" user Here is the steps https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_users_create.html 1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the IAM console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/.
Amit's answer tells you how to get your AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
, but the Your Security Credentials page won't reveal your AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
. As this blog points out:
Secret access keys are, as the name implies, secrets, like your password. Just as AWS doesn’t reveal your password back to you if you forgot it (you’d have to set a new password), the new security credentials page does not allowing retrieval of a secret access key after its initial creation. You should securely store your secret access keys as a security best practice, but you can always generate new access keys at any time.
So if you don't remember your AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
, the blog goes on to tell how to create a new one:
As for your other questions:
MERCHANT_ID
and MARKETPLACE_ID
.Source: Stackoverflow.com