Access key retrieval service for clients

A system, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• memory including instructions that, as a result of being executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:
• determine a selection of one or more applications that are to be installed on a client device to access computing resources;
• as a result of the selection of one or more applications, obtain a setup code and a manifest file, the setup code comprising a first component of an authentication key and subject to a first validity period, the manifest file comprising a second component of the authentication key and subject to a second validity period;
• and
• generate the authentication key based at least in part on the setup code and the manifest file;
• and
• provide the authentication key to the client device to access computing resources.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing thereon executable instructions that, as a result of being executed by one or more processors of a computer system, cause the computer system to:

• cause an interface of a client device to present a code, the code including a first validity period and a first component of a first key usable for authentication;
• provide a manifest file including a second validity period and a second component of the first key usable for authentication and the first key being derivable using a set of key components that comprises the first component of the first key and the second component of the first key;
• and
• obtain a request to retrieve a second key based at least in part on the first key, the second key usable by an application on the client device to access computing resources.