> +This guide assumes you have a Google Cloud project. If not yet, you can sign > up on the [Developer Console](https://console.developers.google.com/). For > GCE, you need to set up billing. > + > +## <a id="auth"></a>Authentification > +Google Cloud Platform uses OAuth which gives a variety of choices how to > authentificate: > + * One can ask a user for consent to perform operations in his/her name. > + * One can create a service account and use its private key to > authentificate. > + * Unless configured otherwise, programs running on a GCE instance can > perform operations as the project's default service account > ([documentation](https://developers.google.com/compute/docs/authentication)). > + > +You can find all the details in [the > documentation](https://developers.google.com/accounts/docs/OAuth2), while in > these examples we will focus only on service accounts (bullet 2). > + > +To create a new service account: > + * Go to the [Developer Console](https://console.developers.google.com/). > + * Choose API & auth > Credentials. > + * Click "Create new Client ID". > + * Select "Service account" and click "Create service ID". > + * Data about the new service account will be visilble in the console and a > private key will be downloaded. Notice that the data includes service account > email address - you will need it to use the account.
Thanks, used your wording. On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 12:31 AM, Andrew Phillips <[email protected]>wrote: > In guides/google.md: > > > +This guide assumes you have a Google Cloud project. If not yet, you can > > sign up on the [Developer Console](https://console.developers.google.com/). > > For GCE, you need to set up billing. > > + > > +## <a id="auth"></a>Authentification > > +Google Cloud Platform uses OAuth which gives a variety of choices how to > > authentificate: > > + * One can ask a user for consent to perform operations in his/her name. > > + * One can create a service account and use its private key to > > authentificate. > > + * Unless configured otherwise, programs running on a GCE instance can > > perform operations as the project's default service account > > ([documentation](https://developers.google.com/compute/docs/authentication)). > > + > > +You can find all the details in [the > > documentation](https://developers.google.com/accounts/docs/OAuth2), while > > in these examples we will focus only on service accounts (bullet 2). > > + > > +To create a new service account: > > + * Go to the [Developer Console](https://console.developers.google.com/ > ). > > + * Choose API & auth > Credentials. > > + * Click "Create new Client ID". > > + * Select "Service account" and click "Create service ID". > > + * Data about the new service account will be visilble in the console and > > a private key will be downloaded. Notice that the data includes service > > account email address - you will need it to use the account. > > Something like "Details of the new service account will be displayed. You > will also be able to download the private key for this account, which you > will need for authentication. Make a note of the service account email > address - you will need it to use the account."? > > — > Reply to this email directly or view it on > GitHub<https://github.com/jclouds/jclouds-site/pull/98/files#r12557618> > . > --- Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: https://github.com/jclouds/jclouds-site/pull/98/files#r12690057
