How Do I Obtain the AK/SK by Creating an Agency?

After you create an agency, the ICAgent automatically obtains the Access Key ID/Secret Access Key (AK/SK), helping you manage application performance.

Creating an Agency

Log in to the management console.
Click the username in the upper right corner, as shown in Figure 1. Then choose Identity and Access Management.

Figure 1 Username
On the Identity and Access Management page, choose Agencies. The Agencies page is displayed.
Click Create Agency in the upper right corner. The Create Agency page is displayed.

Set parameters based on Table 1.

**Table 1** Creating an agency
Parameter	Description	Example
Agency Name	Set an agency name.	aom_ecm_trust
Agency Type	Select Cloud service.	-
Cloud Service	Select Elastic Cloud Server (ECS) and Bare Metal Server (BMS) from the drop-down list.	-
Validity Period	Select Unlimited.	-
Description	(Optional) Provide detailed information about the agency.	-

Click Next to authorize the agency.
Set Scope to Region-specific projects and select required projects.
In the Permissions area, enter APM in the search box and select APM Administrator from the search result.
Click OK.

Making an Agency Effective

Choose Service List > Computing > Elastic Cloud Server.
Click the ECS where the ICAgent is installed. The ECS details page is displayed.
Select the created agency from the Agency drop-down list, as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2 Setting an agency
(Optional) To set an agency for a newly purchased ECS, do as follows: On the Buy ECS page, set the value of Advanced Settings to Configure now and select the created agency from the Agency drop-down list, as shown in Figure 3. Set other parameters and click Submit.

Figure 3 Setting an agency