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title: "How to connect an Oracle Cloud account"
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# How to connect an Oracle Cloud account

In this document, you will learn how to connect an Oracle Cloud (OCI) compartment to the **Cloud Entitlements**, including all users and groups under the compartment.

## Requirements

- An OCI account with permission to generate API keys.
- A group with policies with the following statements:
  - `Allow group <group_name> to read users in tenancy`
  - `Allow group <group_name> to read groups in tenancy`
  - `Allow group <group_name> to read policies in tenancy`  

For more information on creating a group with policies, see [Creating a Group](https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/Identity/groups/create-groups.htm) and [Creating a Policy](https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/Identity/policymgmt/managingpolicies_topic-To_create_a_policy.htm).

## Generate an API key for a user in Oracle Cloud

1. Access your Oracle Cloud Infrastructure account.
2. Click the **Profile icon** > **My profile**.
3. In **Resources**, click **API keys**.
4. Click **Add API key**.
5. Select **Generate API key pair**.
6. Click **Download private key**, and click **Add**.
7. Copy the contents of the file preview. It should be in the following format:

```
[DEFAULT]
user=<user_ID>
fingerprint=<RSA_fingerprint>
tenancy=<tenancy_ID>
region=<OCI_region>
key_file=<path_to_your_private_keyfile>
```

## Connect an OCI organization

1. Go to **Cloud Entitlements**.
2. In the left menu, click **Setup**, and select **Oracle Cloud (OCI)**.
3. Click **+ Connect**.
4. Fill in the following fields according to the configuration file:
  1. **Name***: enter a name.
  2. **User***: enter the value of user from the configuration file.
  3. **Region***: select the region shown in the configuration file.
  4. **Fingerprint***: enter the value of fingerprint from the configuration file.
  5. **Compartment ID***: enter the value of tenancy from the configuration file.
  6. **Tenancy***: enter the value of tenancy from the configuration file.
  7. **Passkey phrase**: if set during the creation of the API key, add the passphrase for the .pem file.
  8. **Tags**: enter tags to identify the organization.
5. Attach the private key file you downloaded previously.
6. Click **Save**.

If connected successfully, your OCI compartment will appear in the list of connected accounts. Otherwise, you must restart the process by using another API key in Oracle Cloud. You can't connect a compartment that is already connected to **Cloud Entitlements**.