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title: "How to create a service account"
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# How to create a service account

This document provides information on how to create a service account, used by applications, scripts, or services to interact with the **Cloud Security** platform.

## Create a service account

To create a service account, see the following steps:

1. Access the **Cloud Security** platform.
2. Click the **User menu** icon.
3. In the dropdown menu, click **Admin console**.
4. In the **Tenant settings** menu, click **Service accounts**.
5. In the **Service accounts** report, click **+ Add service account**.
6. In the **Name *** field, enter a name for the service account.
7. In the **Roles** tab, select the roles you want to add to the service account.
Info

If you want to automate user provisioning using an Identity Provider (IdP), the service account must have the specific **SCIM Management** role. More information in [About service accounts](/v4-2/docs/en/cloud-security-about-service-accounts) and [About user provisioning with SCIM 2.0](/v4-2/docs/en/cloud-security-user-provisioning-with-scim).
8. In the **Access keys** tab, add the desired keys to the service account:

Info

When you add the access keys during the creation of the service account, the **Access key secrets** modal will be displayed with the **Client ID**, **Client Secret**, and **Tenant ID** information. Make sure to copy the **Client Secret**. For security reasons, it will not be displayed again. If you lose the secret, you’ll have to generate a new key for the current service account.
  1. **Name**: enter a name for the access key.
  2. **Valid until**: enter the expiration date of the access key.
  3. Click **+ Add key**.
9. Click **Save**.

Once the service account is created, it will be displayed on the [Service accounts](/v4-2/docs/cloud-security-service-accounts) report screen.