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2. Get access

Registering​

To access AosCloud, begin by registering for an AosEdge user account:

If you're new to AosEdge, click the Sign Up link on the AosEdge website to create a new account. Complete the registration form with the required details. A screenshot showing the 'Create an account' form will help guide you through this step.

Create account form

After completing the registration, you will receive a welcome email with further instructions to generate your user certificate.

Generating and installing user certificate​

After registering, you will receive a welcome email from AosEdge. This email contains a crucial command for generating your user certificate.

This mail looks like this:

Issuing certificates

Open a terminal on your computer. From AosCloud welcome email, copy the command under the Generate user certificate with the following command and execute it in the terminal:

aos-keys new-user -d aoscloud.io -t [user_token] --sp

In case of success, the command response is like follows:

File C:\Users\johndoe\.aos\security\aos-user-oem.p12 created
Done!

Installing certificates into browsers​

Once your certificate is generated, the next step is to install it into your browser. This ensures secure and authenticated access to AosCloud.

To install certificates, use the command from email under "Then install it into browsers with command":

For OEM:

aos-keys install-cert --oem

For SP:

aos-keys install-cert --sp

Viewing OEM, Fleet Owner, and SP user certificates​

Locating Your Certificates:

  • Linux/macOS: stored in ~/.aos/security/
  • Windows: stored in %USERPROFILE%.aos\security\

SDK automatically detects and uses your stored certificates.

You can use the aos-keys tool to view information about a specific certificate and the related user account.

To view certificate information:

  • For OEM users, run this command: 
    aos-keys info --oem
  • For SP users, run this command: 
    aos-keys info --sp