# Issue a Certificate for a Kubernetes API Client Using a CertificateSigningRequest — Configure the certificate into kubeconfig

> The next step is to add this user to the kubeconfig file. First, you need to add new credentials Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically): ```shell kubectl config set-credentials myuser --client-key=myuser.key --client-certificate=myuser.crt --embed-certs=true ``` Then, you

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The next step is to add this user to the kubeconfig file.

First, you need to add new credentials

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```shell
kubectl config set-credentials myuser --client-key=myuser.key --client-certificate=myuser.crt --embed-certs=true
```

Then, you need to add the context

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```shell
kubectl config set-context myuser --cluster=kubernetes --user=myuser
```

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```shell
kubectl --context myuser auth whoami
```

You should see output confirming that you are “myuser“.

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