diff --git a/micro-osd.sh b/micro-osd.sh
index a6a5600..804dbc3 100755
--- a/micro-osd.sh
+++ b/micro-osd.sh
@@ -39,10 +39,15 @@ MON_NAME="a"
 MGR_NAME="x"
 MIRROR_ID="m"
 RGW_ID="r"
-S3_ACCESS_KEY=2262XNX11FZRR44XWIRD
-S3_SECRET_KEY=rmtuS1Uj1bIC08QFYGW18GfSHAbkPqdsuYynNudw
-HOST_IP=$(getent ahostsv4 "${HOSTNAME}" | grep STREAM | head -n 1 | awk '{print $1}')
 
+# Following are examples for S3 credentials taken from official AWS docs:
+# https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/security-creds.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys
+# These does not represent real/valid credentials for AWS in any form.
+# They are exclusively used for testing S3 compatible API from Ceph RGW.
+S3_ACCESS_KEY=AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE
+S3_SECRET_KEY=wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY
+
+HOST_IP=$(getent ahostsv4 "${HOSTNAME}" | grep STREAM | head -n 1 | awk '{print $1}')
 FSID="$(uuidgen)"
 export CEPH_CONF=${DIR}/ceph.conf
 
diff --git a/rgw/admin/README.md b/rgw/admin/README.md
index e4d6e42..7d6e2ed 100644
--- a/rgw/admin/README.md
+++ b/rgw/admin/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 You must create an admin user like so:
 
 ```
-radosgw-admin user create --uid admin --display-name "Admin User" --caps "buckets=*;users=*;usage=read;metadata=read;zone=read --access-key=2262XNX11FZRR44XWIRD --secret-key=rmtuS1Uj1bIC08QFYGW18GfSHAbkPqdsuYynNudw
+radosgw-admin user create --uid admin --display-name "Admin User" --caps "buckets=*;users=*;usage=read;metadata=read;zone=read --access-key=AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE --secret-key=wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY
 ```
 
 Then use the `access_key` and `secret_key` for authentication.
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 
 func main() {
     // Generate a connection object
-    co, err := admin.New("http://192.168.1.1", "2262XNX11FZRR44XWIRD", "rmtuS1Uj1bIC08QFYGW18GfSHAbkPqdsuYynNudw", nil)
+    co, err := admin.New("http://192.168.1.1", "AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE", "wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY", nil)
     if err != nil {
         panic(err)
     }
diff --git a/rgw/admin/radosgw_test.go b/rgw/admin/radosgw_test.go
index 2d3f2ec..590b941 100644
--- a/rgw/admin/radosgw_test.go
+++ b/rgw/admin/radosgw_test.go
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ func (s *S3Agent) createBucket(name string) error {
 }
 
 func (suite *RadosGWTestSuite) SetupConnection() {
-	suite.accessKey = "2262XNX11FZRR44XWIRD"
-	suite.secretKey = "rmtuS1Uj1bIC08QFYGW18GfSHAbkPqdsuYynNudw"
+	suite.accessKey = "AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE"
+	suite.secretKey = "wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY"
 	hostname := os.Getenv("HOSTNAME")
 	endpoint := hostname
 	if hostname != "test_ceph_aio" {
diff --git a/rgw/admin/user_test.go b/rgw/admin/user_test.go
index 4df6e33..55a7422 100644
--- a/rgw/admin/user_test.go
+++ b/rgw/admin/user_test.go
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ var (
   "keys": [
     {
       "user": "dashboard-admin",
-      "access_key": "4WD1FGM5PXKLC97YC0SZ",
-      "secret_key": "YSaT5bEcJTjBJCDG5yvr2NhGQ9xzoTIg8B1gQHa3"
+      "access_key": "AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE",
+      "secret_key": "wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY"
     }
   ],
   "swift_keys": [