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    Resource Access Management:Create and verify a domain alias

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    Resource Access Management:Create and verify a domain alias

    Last Updated:Sep 25, 2024

    This topic describes how to create and verify a domain alias for an Alibaba Cloud account. A domain alias is an alias of your default domain name. After you create and verify a domain alias, Resource Access Management (RAM) users of the Alibaba Cloud account can use this domain alias to log on to the RAM console.

    Prerequisites

    You own a domain name that is publicly resolvable.

    Procedure

    1. Create a domain alias in the RAM console.

      1. Log on to the RAM console as a RAM user who has administrative rights.

      2. In the Domain section of the Settings page, click Create alias domain.

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      3. In the Create alias domain dialog box, enter a domain alias and click OK.

      4. Click Verify domain and copy the TXT record value.

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    2. Add a TXT record in the system of your DNS service provider.

      If you use Alibaba Cloud DNS, configure the TXT record in the Alibaba Cloud DNS console. You must enter the TXT record value that you copied in Step 1 in the Record Value field. For more information, see Add a TXT record.

    3. Log on to the RAM console and check whether the domain name ownership verification is successful.

      1. In the Domain section of the Settings page, find the domain alias that you created and click Verify domain in the Actions column.

      2. In the Verify domain dialog box, check whether the domain name ownership verification is successful and click OK.

    What to do next

    The RAM users of your Alibaba Cloud account can use the domain alias to log on to the . The logon name is in the format of <UserName>@<DomainAlias>. For more information, see Log on to the Alibaba Cloud Management Console as a RAM user.

    You can use the domain alias to simplify the procedure of configuring SAML-based single sign-on (SSO). For more information, see Configure the SAML settings of Alibaba Cloud for user-based SSO.