Creates an alias for a customer master key (CMK).

Usage notes:

  • Each alias can be bound to only one CMK at a time.
  • The aliases of CMKs in the same region must be unique.

This topic provides an example on how to create an alias that is named alias/example for the CMK 1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-12345678****.

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Request parameters

Parameter Type Required Example Description
Action String Yes CreateAlias

The operation that you want to perform. Set the value to CreateAlias.

AliasName String Yes alias/example

The name of the alias.

The name must be 1 to 255 characters in length and must include the alias/ prefix.

KeyId String Yes 1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-12345678****

The globally unique ID of the CMK.

Response parameters

Parameter Type Example Description
RequestId String 1d2baaf3-d357-46c2-832e-13560c2bd9cd

The ID of the request.

Examples

Sample requests

https://kms.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/?Action=CreateAlias
&AliasName=alias/example
&KeyId=1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-12345678****
&<Common request parameters>

Sample success responses

XML format 

<KMS>
        <RequestId>1d2baaf3-d357-46c2-832e-13560c2bd9cd</RequestId>
</KMS>

JSON format 

{
    "RequestId": "1d2baaf3-d357-46c2-832e-13560c2bd9cd"
}

Error codes

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