Bucket Explorer : How to change AWS Secret Access Key

Bucket Explorer reminds you to change secret access key. This reminder is originally shown by Bucket Explorer itself there is no such option being available at Amazon API. The main purpose of this document is to let you know the steps for changing secret key. Having access to this section, you can see and change your new secret access key .

Follow the steps below to change secret access key:

1. Go to the amazon.com sign in page.
2. Opening this link,  you are taken to a page where you need to provide the email address and password that you used while signing up to Amazon S3 services.
3. Click on "Sign in using our secure server" button then Select "Amazon Simple Storage Service"   and then click on "Account"   option from tab . Then Select "Security Credentials" , it will display the page for creating new credentials
4. Click on Create a New access Key link, it will prompt “Are you sure you would like to create a new Access key? ” and on clicking on yes button, it will create new credentials

   

   
   

   

5. Now you will see there is two credentials Both are activated at this time.
6. Click on Inactive link of old credentials , will prompt for “Are you sure you would like to make Access key with ID inactive? “ and on clicking on yes button, you will see that inactive link get changed in Make Activate/Delete link

   

7. Click on delete link, it will prompt for “ Are you sure you would like to delete the Access key with ID ? “ and on clicking on yes button, it will delete old credentials

   

8. You can see new AccessKey in new row and for seeing SecretKey you have to click on show link.
9. You can also Active the Inactive Credentials by clicking on Make Active link.
10. You can now use your new secret access key to run your account on Amazon S3.
     

Related Topics:

• Get canonical details of your AWS account.

• What is my AWS Access and Secret Key?

• How to create a new Amazon S3 account?