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Resource Access Management:GetSecurityPreference

Last Updated:Jan 28, 2026

Queries the security preferences.

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RAM authorization

The table below describes the authorization required to call this API. You can define it in a Resource Access Management (RAM) policy. The table's columns are detailed below:

  • Action: The actions can be used in the Action element of RAM permission policy statements to grant permissions to perform the operation.

  • API: The API that you can call to perform the action.

  • Access level: The predefined level of access granted for each API. Valid values: create, list, get, update, and delete.

  • Resource type: The type of the resource that supports authorization to perform the action. It indicates if the action supports resource-level permission. The specified resource must be compatible with the action. Otherwise, the policy will be ineffective.

    • For APIs with resource-level permissions, required resource types are marked with an asterisk (*). Specify the corresponding Alibaba Cloud Resource Name (ARN) in the Resource element of the policy.

    • For APIs without resource-level permissions, it is shown as All Resources. Use an asterisk (*) in the Resource element of the policy.

  • Condition key: The condition keys defined by the service. The key allows for granular control, applying to either actions alone or actions associated with specific resources. In addition to service-specific condition keys, Alibaba Cloud provides a set of common condition keys applicable across all RAM-supported services.

  • Dependent action: The dependent actions required to run the action. To complete the action, the RAM user or the RAM role must have the permissions to perform all dependent actions.

Action

Access level

Resource type

Condition key

Dependent action

ram:GetSecurityPreference

get

*All Resource

*

None None

Request parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

Example

No parameters required.

Response elements

Element

Type

Description

Example

object

SecurityPreference

object

The security preferences.

AccessKeyPreference

object

The AccessKey pair preference.

AllowUserToManageAccessKeys

boolean

Indicates whether Resource Access Management (RAM) users can manage their AccessKey pairs. Valid values:

  • true

  • false

false

MFAPreference

object

The multi-factor authentication (MFA) preference.

AllowUserToManageMFADevices

boolean

Indicates whether RAM users can manage their MFA devices. Valid values:

  • true

  • false

true

LoginProfilePreference

object

The logon preference.

EnableSaveMFATicket

boolean

Indicates whether RAM users can save security codes for MFA during logon. Each security code is valid for seven days. Valid values:

  • true

  • false

false

LoginSessionDuration

integer

The validity period of the logon session of RAM users. Unit: hours.

6

LoginNetworkMasks

string

The subnet mask that indicates the IP addresses from which logon to the Alibaba Cloud Management Console is allowed. This parameter applies to password-based logon and single sign-on (SSO). However, this parameter does not apply to API calls that are authenticated based on AccessKey pairs.

  • If you specify a subnet mask, RAM users can use only the IP addresses in the subnet mask to log on to the Alibaba Cloud Management Console.

  • If you do not specify a subnet mask, RAM users can use all IP addresses to log on to the Alibaba Cloud Management Console.

If you want to specify more than one subnet mask, separate the masks with semicolons (;). Example: 192.168.0.0/16;10.0.0.0/8.

10.0.0.0/8

AllowUserToChangePassword

boolean

Indicates whether RAM users can change their passwords. Valid values:

  • true

  • false

true

PublicKeyPreference

object

The public key preference.

Note

This parameter is valid only for the Japan site.

AllowUserToManagePublicKeys

boolean

Indicates whether RAM users can manage their public keys. Valid values:

  • true

  • false

false

RequestId

string

The request ID.

DC1213F1-A9D5-4A01-A996-44983689126C

Examples

Success response

JSON format

{
  "SecurityPreference": {
    "AccessKeyPreference": {
      "AllowUserToManageAccessKeys": false
    },
    "MFAPreference": {
      "AllowUserToManageMFADevices": true
    },
    "LoginProfilePreference": {
      "EnableSaveMFATicket": false,
      "LoginSessionDuration": 6,
      "LoginNetworkMasks": "10.0.0.0/8",
      "AllowUserToChangePassword": true
    },
    "PublicKeyPreference": {
      "AllowUserToManagePublicKeys": false
    }
  },
  "RequestId": "DC1213F1-A9D5-4A01-A996-44983689126C"
}

Error codes

See Error Codes for a complete list.

Release notes

See Release Notes for a complete list.