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AWS code-library documentation change

Service: code-library · 2025-06-28 · Documentation low

File: code-library/latest/ug/iam_example_iam_CreateAccessKey_section.md

Summary

Added PowerShell V5 example for creating IAM access keys with security note

Security assessment

Highlights secure handling of secret keys (e.g., immediate storage) as a security best practice but does not fix a vulnerability.

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+**Tools for PowerShell V5**
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+**Example 1: This example creates a new access key and secret access key pair and assigns it to the user`David`. Ensure that you save the `AccessKeyId` and `SecretAccessKey` values to a file because this is the only time you can obtain the `SecretAccessKey`. You cannot retrieve it later. If you lose the secret key, you must create a new access key pair.**
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+    New-IAMAccessKey -UserName David
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+**Output:**
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+    AccessKeyId     : AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE
+    CreateDate      : 4/13/2015 1:00:42 PM
+    SecretAccessKey : wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY
+    Status          : Active
+    UserName        : David
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+  * For API details, see [CreateAccessKey](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/v5/reference) in _AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V5)_. 
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