Configuring OCI Authentication for Database Access to Recovery Service

Oracle recommends that you configure OCI API authentication for on-premises databases to access Recovery Service.

In the OCI Console, add the API signing key and generate the configuration file for the API signing key. See Adding an API Signing Key for details.
Store the API keys and the configuration file in a secure directory that is accessible to the Oracle user.
Start up SQLcl.
```
/opt/oracle/sqlcl/bin/sql /nolog
```
Run the rcv CONFIGURE AUTHENTICATION command and specify the directory location containing API signing key and configuration file, as shown below.
```
SQL> rcv configure authentication -method api_key -oci_config <API configuration file location>
```

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Parent topic: Protecting On-premises Databases using Oracle Database Zero Data Loss Cloud Protect