ApsaraVideo VOD:Create a RAM role and grant temporary access permissions to the role by using STS

Procedure

1. Create a RAM user that will assume a RAM role. For more information, see Create a RAM user.
2. Attach the AliyunSTSAssumeRoleAccess policy, which allows users to call the AssumeRole operation of STS, to the RAM user. For more information, see Grant permissions to the RAM user.
3. Create a RAM role. For more information, see Create a RAM role.
4. Attach the AliyunVODFullAccess policy to the RAM role. For more information, see Grant permissions to the RAM role.
5. Specify the RAM user to assume the RAM role, obtain an STS token, and use the token to access ApsaraVideo VOD resources. For more information, see Access ApsaraVideo VOD by using STS.

Create a RAM user

1. Log on to the RAM console by using your Alibaba Cloud account.
2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Identities > Users.
3. On the Users page, click Create User.
4. In the User Account Information section of the Create User page, configure the Logon Name and Display Name parameters.
   Note You can click Add User to create multiple RAM users at a time.
5. In the Access Mode section, select an access mode.
   • Console Access: If you select this option, you must complete the logon security settings. These settings specify whether to use a system-generated or custom logon password, whether the password must be reset upon the next logon, and whether to enable multi-factor authentication (MFA).
     Note If you select Custom Logon Password in the Console Password section, you must specify a password. The password must meet the complexity requirements. For more information about the complexity requirements, see Configure a password policy for RAM users.
   • OpenAPI Access: If you select this option, an AccessKey pair is automatically created for the RAM user. The RAM user can call API operations or use other development tools to access Alibaba Cloud resources.

   Note To ensure the security of the Alibaba Cloud account, we recommend that you select only one access mode for the RAM user. This prevents the RAM user from using an AccessKey pair to access Alibaba Cloud resources after the RAM user leaves the organization.
6. Click OK.

Grant permissions to the RAM user

1. Log on to the RAM console and choose Identities > Users. On the page that appears, find the RAM user that you created (vod) and click Add Permissions in the Actions column.
2. In the Add Permissions panel, grant permissions to the RAM user.
   Note Attach the AliyunSTSAssumeRoleAccess policy, which allows users to call the AssumeRole operation of STS, to the vod user. You can enter AliyunSTSAssumeRoleAccess in the search box to search for the system policy.

   
   1. Select the authorization scope.
      • Alibaba Cloud Account: The authorization takes effect on the current Alibaba Cloud account.
      • Specific Resource Group: The authorization takes effect in a specific resource group.
        Note If you select Specific Resource Group for Authorized Scope, make sure that the required cloud service supports resource groups. For more information, see Services that work with Resource Group.
   2. Specify the principal.
      The principal is the RAM user to which permissions are to be granted.
   3. Select policies.
      Note You can attach a maximum of five policies to a RAM user at a time. If you want to attach more than five policies to a RAM user, perform the operation multiple times.
3. Click OK.
4. Click Complete.

Create a RAM role

1. Log on to the RAM console by using your Alibaba Cloud account.
2. In the left-side navigation pane, click RAM Roles.
3. On the RAM Roles page, click Create RAM Role.
4. In the Create RAM Role pane, set the Trusted Entity Type parameter to Alibaba Cloud Account, and then click Next.
5. Specify the RAM Role Name and Note parameters.
6. Select Current Alibaba Cloud Account in the Select Trusted Alibaba Cloud Account field and click OK.
   Note If you select Other Alibaba Cloud Account, you must enter the ID of the Alibaba Cloud account.

Grant permissions to the RAM role

1. Log on to the RAM console and choose Identities > Role. On the page that appears, find the RAM role that you created (voderole) and click Add Permissions in the Actions column.
2. In the Add Permissions panel, grant permissions to the RAM role.
   Note

   • To reduce security risks, we recommend that you grant only the minimum required permissions to RAM roles.
   • If you want voderole to access and manage ApsaraVideo VOD resources, we recommend that you attach the AliyunVODFullAccess policy, which allow users to manage and operate all ApsaraVideo VOD resources, to the voderole role. You can enter AliyunVODFullAccess in the search box to search for the system policy. For more information about definitions and permissions of system policies in ApsaraVideo VOD, see Overview.

   
   1. Select the authorization scope.
      • Alibaba Cloud Account: The authorization takes effect on the current Alibaba Cloud account.
      • Specific Resource Group: The authorization takes effect in a specific resource group.
        Note If you select Specific Resource Group for Authorized Scope, make sure that the required cloud service supports resource groups. For more information, see Services that work with Resource Group.
   2. Specify the principal.
      The principal is the RAM role to which permissions are granted. By default, the current RAM role is specified. You can also specify a different RAM role.
   3. Select policies.
      Note You can attach a maximum of five policies to a RAM user at a time. If you want to attach more than five policies to a RAM user, perform the operation multiple times.
   After permissions are granted, a record is generated.

Access ApsaraVideo VOD by using STS

To skip the signature process, we recommend that you integrate STS SDK and call the AssumeRole operation to obtain a temporary STS token. See the following topics for sample code for different programming languages:

• STS SDK for Java
• STS SDK for PHP
• STS SDK for Python
• STS SDK for .NET
• STS SDK for Node.js