{"id":3504,"date":"2023-02-04T08:18:19","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T08:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/?p=3504"},"modified":"2023-02-04T08:18:23","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T08:18:23","slug":"how-to-create-an-aws-account-alias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/?p=3504","title":{"rendered":"How to Create an AWS Account Alias"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Account Alias makes it easier to sign in as an IAM user without remembering you\u2019re account ID<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prerequisites: Having a valid AWS Account (Follow the step in this link to create an AWS Account) <a href=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/?p=3419\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Sign Up for a new Amazon Web Services Account<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sign in in AWS console as IAM user<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Login to the AWS management console (<a href=\"https:\/\/console.aws.amazon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/console.aws.amazon.com\/<\/a>) with our IAM user<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture1-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture1-2.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture1-2-300x141.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the search bar type IAM \/ Select IAM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture2-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture2-2.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture2-2-300x144.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Find your AWS Account information \/ Find Account Alias \/ Click on Create<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture3-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture3-2.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture3-2-300x198.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter your Preferred alias and click on Save changes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note your new sign-in URL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"538\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture4-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture4-2.png 538w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture4-2-300x173.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sign out to test your new Account Alias<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the place of your account ID, enter your new account alias \/ Enter your IAM username and password \/ Click Sign in<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture5-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture5-2.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture5-2-300x198.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter your MFA code \/ Click Submit<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture6-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture6-2.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture6-2-300x220.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Confirm you are now in AWS Console with Account Alias name<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture7-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture7-2.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture7-2-300x125.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Account Alias makes it easier to sign in as an IAM user without remembering you\u2019re account ID Prerequisites: Having a valid AWS Account (Follow the step in this link to create an AWS Account) How to Sign Up for a &hellip; <a 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