A Resource Access Management (RAM) role whose trusted entity is an identity provider (IdP) is used to implement role-based single sign-on (SSO) between Alibaba Cloud and a trusted IdP. Users of a trusted IdP can assume this type of RAM role.
Prerequisites
An IdP is created.
For more information about how to create a SAML IdP, see Manage a SAML IdP.
For more information about how to create an OpenID Connect (OIDC) IdP, see Create an OIDC IdP.
Create a RAM role for a SAML IdP
To implement SAML 2.0-based SSO, you must create a RAM role for a SAML IdP.
Log on to the RAM console as a RAM user who has administrative rights.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose .
On the Roles page, click Create Role.
On the Create Role page, select IdP in the Select Trusted Entity section and click Next.
Specify the RAM Role Name and Note parameters.
Select SAML for the IdP Type parameter.
Select a trusted IdP and read the conditions.
NoteOnly the
saml:recipientcondition key is supported. This condition key is required and cannot be changed.Click OK.
Click Close.
Create a RAM role for an OIDC IdP
To implement OIDC-based SSO, you must create a RAM role for an OIDC IdP.
Log on to the RAM console as a RAM user who has administrative rights.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose .
On the Roles page, click Create Role.
On the Create Role page, select IdP in the Select Trusted Entity section and click Next.
Specify the RAM Role Name and Note parameters.
Select OIDC for the IdP Type parameter.
Select a trusted IdP and specify the conditions.
The following table describes the supported conditions.
Condition key
Description
Required
Examples
oidc:iss
The issuer. You can assume the RAM role only if the iss field of the OIDC token that you want to use to assume the RAM role meets this condition.
The conditional operator must be StringEquals. The value must be the URL of the issuer that you specify for the selected OIDC IdP. You can specify this condition to ensure that you can use the OIDC token to assume the RAM role only if the OIDC token is issued by a trusted IdP.
Yes
https://dev-xxxxxx.okta.com
oidc:aud
The audience. You can assume the RAM role only if the aud field of the OIDC token that you want to use to assume the RAM role meets this condition.
The conditional operator must be StringEquals. The value can be one or more client IDs that you specify for the selected OIDC IdP. You can specify this condition to ensure that you can use the OIDC token to assume the RAM role only if the OIDC token is generated by using the client ID that you specify.
Yes
0oa294vi1vJoClev****
oidc:sub
The subject. You can assume the RAM role only if the sub field of the OIDC token that you want to use to assume the RAM role meets this condition.
The conditional operator can be a string of all types. The value can be up to 10 subjects. You can specify this condition to further limit the identity that you can use to assume the RAM role. You can also leave this condition unspecified.
No
00u294e3mzNXt4Hi****
Click OK.
Click Close.
What to do next
After a RAM role is created, the RAM role has no permissions. You can grant permissions to the RAM role. For more information, see Grant permissions to a RAM role.