- Open the AWS Management Console and sign in using your root user credentials. For instructions, see Sign in to the AWS Management Console as the root user in the AWS Sign-In User Guide.
- In the upper right corner of the console, choose your account name or number and then choose Security Credentials.
- In the Access keys section, choose Create access key. If this option is not available, then you already have the maximum number of access keys. You must delete one of the existing access keys before you can create a new key. For more information, see IAM Object Quotas.
- On the Alternatives to root user access keys page, review the security recommendations. To continue, select the checkbox, and then choose Create access key.
- On the Retrieve access key page, your Access key ID is displayed.
- Under Secret access key, choose Show and then copy the access key ID and secret key from your browser window and paste it somewhere secure. Alternatively, you can choose Download .csv file which will download a file named
rootkey.csvthat contains the access key ID and the secret key. Save the file somewhere safe. - Choose Done. When you no longer need the access key we recommend that you delete it, or at least consider deactivating it so that no one can misuse it.