Alibaba Cloud

configure an account view permission for to pull data from alibaba cloud the service has been designed to integrate seamlessly with various cloud platforms, including alibaba cloud certain configuration steps are pivotal to extracting data from alibaba cloud alibaba cloud access configuration access rights the account (key) should possess view permissions for this, a user must be created with a new access key id and access key secret, aiding in configuring the account to retrieve data from alibaba cloud understanding the role of access key id and secret alibaba cloud's access key id and secret are your unique credentials to access alibaba cloud apis your accesskeyid identifies you, while the accesskeysecret signs your access requests, ensuring data integrity these keys can be managed on the alibaba cloud official website steps open alibaba cloud console navigate to the ram (resource access management) section go to overview and search for the user navigate to users and initiate the create user process fill in details like log in name and display name, then select ok after account creation, move on to adding permissions under permissions, search for ecs and select the relevant entity now, select the account you've created and generate an access key download or copy the key linked to the account lastly, select the user icon situated at the console's top right note down the enterprise alias this id is required in subsequent configurations a link with an alibaba cloud account must be established to facilitate data extraction from alibaba cloud's myriad services using steps begin at the tenant landing page select the hamburger menu or the manage iam tile opt for admin > iam menu on the ensuing screen, select connections from the left pane choose add new from the dropdown button and then add new connection define the technology category as cloud provider and then pick alibaba cloud input details such as account number , access key and secret key (sourced from previous steps) verify your entered credentials by selecting test connection if the test is successful, finalize by selecting add