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Follow the steps below to create a service account within your org.
Prerequisites
Create using the UI Console
- Create a new service account by either:
- Clicking
Service Accounts in the left menu and click New, or
- Click the
Create dropdown in the upper right corner and select Service Account
- Enter a unique name and optional description and click
Next (Tags)
- Enter any optional tags. Click
Create.
- Click the
Keys link to generate a new token that is used to create a profile
- Enter a key description and click
Add. Copy and download the generated key
Create using the CLI
Refer to the serviceaccount create and serviceaccount add-key command for details and examples on how to create a service account using the CLI.
Next Steps
After creating a service account with a key, it can be used in a policy to grant permissions to any Control Plane resource. Once permissions have been granted, a browser-less CLI login is performed to authenticate and allow the execution of CLI commands. 
