I can’t find a way to get finer control on which Spaces access keys has access to which Space/bucket or even better down to which folders in buckets.
Is there a way to achieve this?
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Hi there! 👋
Quick update: DigitalOcean has implemented the ability to have different access keys per bucket in Spaces!
This allows you to limit access to specific buckets with unique keys and secrets, giving you more control over who can access your data.
For full details, check out the official documentation here: 🔗 Manage Access Keys for Spaces
A couple of things to note:
- Legacy “All Permissions” access keys cannot be converted into per-bucket keys — you’ll need to create new ones.
- Currently, access keys can only be created in the UI (API support is on the way!).
- Buckets using PutBucketPolicy support only legacy keys for now, but integration with per-bucket keys is in the works.
DigitalOcean will be be announcing the feature to the wider community soon!
- Bobby
Hey there, thanks for reaching out to DO!
My name is Ethan from the Developer Support team, I specialize in storage-related inquires.
At this time there are limitations to our Spaces Access Keys. There is a community IDEA you can show your support on asking for more robust access keys. This is something our product team is evaluating so additional feedback there won’t hurt!
With regards to a workaround in the meantime using Team Accounts with separate Access Keys + Spaces will help divide up your Spaces/Access Keys into usable groups.
If you have any other questions or need clarification on anything, just write back and let me know! :)
Regards, Ethan | Developer Support Engineer II @ DigitalOcean Storage Team
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