Generating an API access key
A CDP user account (a user or a machine user) must have API access credentials to access CDP services through the CDP CLI or API.
Steps - CDP web interface
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Sign in to the CDP console.
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If you are generating the API access key for yourself:
- Click your user account name and select Profile.
- On the user profile page that appears, click Generate Access Key.
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If you are generating the API access key for yourself or other users:
- From the CDP home page, click Management Console.
- On the side navigation panel, click Users.
- On the Users page, click the name of the user or machine user account for which you want to generate an access key.
- On the user account page, go to the Access Keys section and click Generate Access Key.
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CDP creates the key and displays the information on the screen.
Copy the access key and private key to a text file and send it to the CDP user who requires it. The private key is a very long string of characters. Make sure that you copy the full string. You can optionally download the credentials file containing the access key information. -
Click OK to exit the access key window.
Once you've generated the access key, you can configure CDP CLI, SDK, or other utilities that require it.