gcloud_iam_service-accounts_keys_create (1)
NAME
- gcloud iam service-accounts keys create - create a private key for a service account
SYNOPSIS
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gcloud iam service-accounts keys create OUTPUT-FILE --iam-account=IAM_ACCOUNT [--key-file-type=KEY_FILE_TYPE; default="json"] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG ...]
DESCRIPTION
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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- OUTPUT-FILE
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The path where the resulting private key should be written. File system write
permission will be checked on the specified path prior to the key creation.
REQUIRED FLAGS
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- --iam-account=IAM_ACCOUNT
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The service account for which to create a key.
OPTIONAL FLAGS
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- --key-file-type=KEY_FILE_TYPE; default="json"
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The type of key to create. KEY_FILE_TYPE must be one of: json,
p12.
GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
These flags are available to all commands: --account, --configuration, --flags-file, --flatten, --format, --help, --log-http, --project, --quiet, --trace-token, --user-output-enabled, --verbosity. Run $ gcloud help for details.
EXAMPLES
To create a new private key for a service account, and save a copy of it locally, run:
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$ gcloud iam service-accounts keys create \
--iam-account my-iam-account@somedomain.com key.json
NOTES
The option --key-file-type=p12 is available here only for legacy reasons; all new use cases are encouraged to use the default 'json' format.
These variants are also available:
- $ gcloud alpha iam service-accounts keys create $ gcloud beta iam service-accounts keys create