Configuring Google Cloud Organization Structure for Team Collaboration: Distributing Sub-Keys to Different Members
How can a development team safely share the same billing account? A tutorial on using the GCP IAM roles and permissions system to assign independent keys and differentiated quotas to frontend, backend, and testing.
I. Teams must never share the same master key
If dozens of programmers and testers across the entire company share the same API key, then once a leak occurs or usage spikes, it is impossible to identify who is responsible.
II. Best practices for IAM distribution
1. In the Google Cloud organization structure, create a separate IAM service account (Service Account) for each technical team member;
2. Assign each member an independent API key, and set an individual daily usage limit for them in the quota panel;
3. When an employee leaves or a project is handed over, the super administrator can revoke that sub-key with one click in the console, without affecting the core production business operations at all.