# Retrieve Access Key Credentials

To retrieve access key credentials, an administrator with rights must follow the steps below:

* Go to the AWS Web Services console and log in into your profile.

Note: if the user is not an administrator, then the administrator can be contacted to get the Access Key.

* Click on your account in the top right corner and select “Security credentials”.

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* In the “My security credentials” page, select the purpose.

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* In this case, “Other” is selected. Click \[Next].

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* Optionally add a description tag.

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* Click \[Create access key].

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* A window displays access key credentials: “Access key ID” and “Secret access key”.

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* Copy and secure the credentials for use in the connector.&#x20;
  * Copy “Access key”.
  * Copy “Secret access key”.
* You can also download the .csv file and keep the credentials secured.

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