This short blog post will take you through all steps to create your first AWS access key. With this access key you’ll be able to work with AWS cli ans SAM locally.
Let’s start!
Go to AWS console and sign in to your account.
In the upper right corner of the console, choose your account name or number and then choose Security Credentials.
Creating access keys for the root user
Although we don’t recommend it, you can create access keys for your root user so that you can run commands
In the Access keys section, choose Create access key.
Select the check box, and press on Create access key.
That’s it now you just need to copy it and save it in a secure place on your computer.
Download and Install
Now you can download and install AWS CLI from here and start working!
