SecretKey Property

The Secret Access Key for the Amazon Web Services account.

Syntax

 amazonsqs.getSecretKey([callback])
 amazonsqs.setSecretKey( secretKey, [callback])

Default Value

""

Callback

The 'callback' parameter specifies a function which will be called when the operation completes (or an error is encountered). If the 'callback' parameter is not specified, then the method will block and will not return until the operation completes (or an error is encountered).

The callback for the getSecretKey([callback]) method is defined as:

function(err, data){ }

'err' is the error that occurred. If there was no error, then 'err' is 'null'.

'data' is the value returned by the method.

The callback for the setSecretKey([callback]) method is defined as:

function(err){ }

'err' is the error that occurred. If there was no error, then 'err' is 'null'.

'err' has 2 properties which hold detailed information:

err.code
err.message

Remarks

This property describes the secret key to the Amazon account. It should not be shared with others. The SecretKey is used along with the AccessKey in the authentication process with Amazon servers.

Data Type

String