An AccessKey pair is an identity credential that has access to APIs of Alibaba Cloud or Private Alibaba Cloud. It has full access to the Cloud. An AccessKey pair consists of AccessKey ID and AccessKey secret.

You need to add an AccessKey on ZStack Cloud Hybrid Cloud to obtain Alibaba Cloud/Private Alibaba Cloud services with Alibaba Cloud/Private Alibaba Cloud APIs.

Note: AK is not an Alibaba Cloud account. Owning an AK does not represent that you own account resources. The resources are owned by the Alibaba Cloud account.

ZStack Cloud allows you to view the basic property of an AccessKey, such as its corresponding Alibaba Cloud root account ID and Alibaba Cloud Sub-Username.

On the main menu of ZStack Cloud Hybrid Cloud Management, choose Set > AccessKey Management. On the AccessKey Management page, click Add AccessKey. Then, the Add AccessKey page is displayed.

Add Alibaba Cloud AccessKey

On the displayed page, set the following parameters:

• Addition Method: Choose Alibaba Cloud.
• Name: Enter a name for the AccessKey.
• Description: Optional. Enter a description for the AccessKey.
• AccessKey ID: Enter the correct AccessKey ID of the Alibaba Cloud account.
• AccessKey Secret: Enter the correct AccessKey Secret corresponding to the AccessKey ID.

Add Private Alibaba Cloud AccessKey

On the displayed page, set the following parameters:

• Addition Method: Choose Private Alibaba Cloud.
• Name: Enter a name for the AccessKey.
• Description: Optional. Enter a description for the AccessKey.
• Type: Choose a Private Alibaba Cloud AccessKey type. Options: AliyunEBS and AliyunNAS.
• AccessKey ID: Enter the AccessKey ID of a Private Alibaba Cloud account. Ensure the correctness of the AccessKey ID.
• AccessKey Secret: Enter the AccessKey Secret corresponding to the AccessKey ID. Ensure the correctness of the AccessKey Secret.

On the main menu of ZStack Cloud Hybrid Cloud Management, choose Set > AccessKey Management. Then, the AccessKey Management page is displayed.

The following lists the actions you can perform on an AccessKey.

Action	Description
Edit AccessKey	Edit the name and description of an AccessKey.
Add AccessKey	Add an AccessKey. Note: The AccessKey added for the first time is automatically set as the default AccessKey. AccessKey is not an Alibaba Cloud account. Owning an AccessKey does not represent that you own account resources. The resources are owned by the Alibaba Cloud account.
Set as Default	Set an AccessKey as the default AccessKey. Note: You can set only one AccessKey as the default AccessKey. The default AccessKey is used to call Alibaba Cloud/Private Alibaba Cloud APIs and control resources of the corresponding Alibaba Cloud account.
Cancel Default Setting	No longer use an AccessKey as the default AccessKey.
Delete AccessKey	Delete an AccessKey.