return strings.Join([]string{
		accessKey,
		date,
		region,
		service,
		requestVersion,
	}, SlashSeparator)
}

// generate CredentialHeader from its fields.
func generateCredentials(t *testing.T, accessKey string, date string, region, service, requestVersion string) credentialHeader {
	cred := credentialHeader{
		accessKey: accessKey,
	}
	parsedDate, err := time.Parse(yyyymmdd, date)

		c.Fatalf("unable to delete svc acc: %v", err)
	}
	c.mustNotListObjects(ctx, svcClient, bucket)
}

func mustGenerateCredentials(c *check) (string, string) {
	c.Helper()
	ak, sk, err := auth.GenerateCredentials()
	if err != nil {
		c.Fatalf("unable to generate credentials: %v", err)
	}
	return ak, sk

	var accessKey, secretKey string
	var err error
	if len(opts.accessKey) > 0 || len(opts.secretKey) > 0 {
		accessKey, secretKey = opts.accessKey, opts.secretKey
	} else {
		accessKey, secretKey, err = auth.GenerateCredentials()
		if err != nil {
			return auth.Credentials{}, time.Time{}, err
		}
	}
	cred, err := auth.CreateNewCredentialsWithMetadata(accessKey, secretKey, m, secretKey)
	if err != nil {

	var secretKey string
	var svcCred auth.Credentials
	sa, _, err := globalIAMSys.getServiceAccount(ctx, siteReplicatorSvcAcc)
	switch err {
	case errNoSuchServiceAccount:
		_, secretKey, err = auth.GenerateCredentials()
		if err != nil {
			return madmin.ReplicateAddStatus{}, errSRServiceAccount(fmt.Errorf("unable to create local service account: %w", err))
		}