Enterprise Internet of Things Handbook

Setting up credentials

Before we start reading data from Google IoT Core, we have to set up our computer (for example, MacBook) as a trusted device, so our computer can request data. Let's perform the following steps to set the credentials:

1. To do this, we need to create a new Service account key. From the left-hand-side menu of the Google Cloud Console, select APIs & Services | Credentials. Then click on the Create credentials dropdown and select Service account key as shown in the following screenshot:

2. Now, fill in the details as shown in the following screenshot:

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