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  2. NetBackup™ Deduplication Guide
  3. S3 Interface for MSDP
  4. Identity and Access Management (IAM) for S3 interface for MSDP
  5. IAM APIs for S3 interface for MSDP
  6. CreateAccessKey
NetBackup™ Deduplication Guide

CreateAccessKey

Creates a new AWS secret access key and corresponding MSDP S3 access key ID for the specified user. The default status for new keys is Active.

If you do not specify a user name, IAM determines the user name implicitly based on the MSDP S3 access key ID signing the request.

A user can have up to two access keys.

Request Parameters

For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, See Common Parameters.

  • UserName

    The name of the IAM user that the new key will belong to.

    This parameter is optional. If it is not included, it defaults to the user making the request.

    Type: String

    Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 64.

    Pattern: [\w+=,.@-]+

    Required: No

Response Elements

The following element is returned by server.

  • AccessKey

    A structure with details about the access key.

    Type: Access key object See Data Types.

Errors

For information about the errors that are common to all actions, See Common Error Codes.

  • LimitExceeded

    The request was rejected because it attempted to create resources beyond the limits. The error message describes the limit exceeded.

    HTTP Status Code: 409

  • NoSuchEntity

    The request was rejected because it referenced a resource entity that does not exist. The error message describes the resource.

    HTTP Status Code: 404

  • ServiceFailure

    The request processing has failed because of an unknown error, exception, or failure.

    HTTP Status Code: 500

Examples

Sample Request:

https://msdps3.veritas.com:8443/?Action=CreateAccessKey
&UserName=User1
&Version=2010-05-08
&AUTHPARAMS

Sample Response:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<CreateAccessKeyResponse
  xmlns="https://iam.amazonaws.com/doc/2010-05-08/">
  <ResponseMetadata>
    <RequestId>1648431826555152698</RequestId>
  </ResponseMetadata>
  <CreateAccessKeyResult>
    <AccessKey>
      <AccessKeyId>2PPM4XHAKMG5JHZIUPEUG</AccessKeyId>
      <CreateDate>2022-03-28T01:43:46Z</CreateDate>
      <SecretAccessKey>9TvXcpw2YRYRZXZCyrCELGVWMNBZyJYY95jhDc1xgH
      </SecretAccessKey>
      <Status>Active</Status>
      <UserName>User1</UserName>
    </AccessKey>
  </CreateAccessKeyResult>
</CreateAccessKeyResponse>

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