Skip to main content

Create a service account

A service account is used to automate tasks or to carry out operations on behalf of a user. It is identified by a name and a technical identifier. For the creation, you must provide a name, and the command returns the technical identifier and the secret associated with this account.

Permissions​

info

This action requires the following IAM (Identity and Access Management) permissions:

  • iam.serviceAccount.create
From the left-hand side menu, click IAM → Service Accounts.
1 / 3

  1. In the IAM menu, click the Service accounts button. You access the Service accounts dashboard.

  2. In the Service accounts dashboard, click the Create a service account button. A new window appears.

  3. In the new window, enter the information for the new service account to create:

    • Service account name
      • the name of the account owner or of the associated technical service.
    • Expiration date
      • the date on which this service account can no longer request a new access token and is denied any connection to Numspot.
    • Token lifetime
      • the access token allows the service account to authenticate to the Numspot service. At each new session, the service account must request a new token.

    Click the Create a service account button.

  4. Save the information of the new service account securely.

    warning

    Copy these security details, as they are not shown again. The access key and the secret key may also be referred to by other names, such as "access key/secret key" or "client id/client secret".

    Then click the Assign roles and permissions button.

  5. In the new window, choose the spaces to associate with the service account. Once selected, click Save spaces.

  6. In the new window, choose the roles to assign to the service account. Once selected, click Save roles.

tip

You can restrict the roles to one or more specific spaces.

  1. In the new window, choose the permissions to assign to the service account, then click the Save permissions button to complete the configuration of the service account.
info

You can restrict the permissions to one or more specific spaces.

  1. A confirmation message appears at the bottom indicating that the permissions of the service account have been saved.
Cette page vous a-t-elle été utile ?