(Managing Access Keys” means properly creating, deleting, and managing access keys to ensure security and compliance. In AWS, access keys are highly sensitive, and if not handled correctly, they can lead to security risks.
You should follow these steps for “Creating, Deleting, and Reassigning Access Keys
1. Open the AWS Management Console and use the search bar to find the IAM service.
2. Open the IAM service, go to the Users section, and select the user to assign the key (using an existing user in this case).
3. Navigate to the selected user’s details section.
4. Navigate to the Security section (where multiple options are available to securely access AWS resources) and find the ‘Create Access Key’ option..
5. Click on ‘Create Access Key’ and choose the option based on your requirements, as multiple options are available.
6. After selecting the options, a confirmation will be provided for this activity. Click on the ‘Next’ button to proceed.
7. Provide a description tag value for this activity, such as a purpose for creating this key. After entering the description, click on ‘Create Access Key.
8. Download the CSV file, which contains the credentials for the newly created access key.
9. Open the CSV file to view its contents, which will include the access key ID and secret access key.
10. Yes, this is the process for assigning an access key and creating a secret access key for a user. The same process applies when assigning keys as well.
11. Next, to delete the keys, go to the Security Credentials section, find the ‘Access Keys’ option, and click on the ‘Action’ button to perform the delete operation
12. Go inside the ‘Action’ button, and you will see options like ‘Deactivate’, ‘Activate’, and ‘Delete’.
13. According to the situation, you can choose the appropriate option. Here, we are deleting the key, so select the ‘Delete’ option. However, first deactivate the key, and once deactivated, you will be able to delete the key.
14. Check the status of the key. If it is ‘Active’, deactivate it first. Once the status changes to ‘Inactive’, you can proceed to delete the key.
15. Now that the key is deactivated, you can proceed to delete it.
16. Now, you should see that no access keys are available for the user.
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