Release notes
Learn about new and updated Resource Access Management (RAM) features, including release dates, supported regions, and related documentation.
October 2025
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
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Over-privileged access remediation |
The Access Analyzer provides capabilities for over-privileged access remediation. When the analyzer identifies an identity with excessive permissions, it generates corresponding remediation advice to help you quickly reduce unused permissions and lower security risks. |
2025-10 |
N/A |
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Open Authorization (OAuth) |
You can install the official Alibaba Cloud CLI application and assign an identity to it. |
2025-10 |
N/A |
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SourceIdentity |
By setting SourceIdentity when assuming a RAM role to obtain an STS token, you can achieve identity traceability and fine-grained access control in complex scenarios such as role chaining. |
2025-10 |
N/A |
September 2025
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Maximum idle time of an AccessKey pair |
You can specify the maximum number of days an AccessKey pair (for either an Alibaba Cloud account or a RAM user) can be inactive before it is automatically disabled. This feature helps enhance the security of your AccessKey pairs. |
2025-09 |
N/A |
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OAuth management |
The OAuth 2.1 protocol is supported. |
2025-09 |
N/A |
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RAM administrators can install official third-party applications and assign user access to these applications. |
2025-09 |
N/A |
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Access analyzing |
The scope of the access analyzer has been expanded. It now supports 55 privileges. |
2025-09 |
N/A |
August 2025
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for Edge Security Acceleration (ESA). |
2025-08 |
N/A |
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RAM is available for XiYan GBI of Alibaba Cloud Model Studio. |
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RAM is available for Tongyi Photo-based Problem Solving Tutor. |
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RAM is available for Information Query Service. |
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RAM is available for License Manager. |
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Services that work with Security Token Service (STS) |
STS is available for ESA. |
2025-08 |
N/A |
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STS is available for XiYan GBI of Alibaba Cloud Model Studio. |
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STS is available for Tongyi Photo-based Problem Solving Tutor. |
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STS is available for Information Query Service. |
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STS is available for License Manager. |
July 2025
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Maximum idle time of a RAM user |
You can specify the maximum number of days a RAM user can be inactive before their console logon is automatically disabled. This feature helps enhance the security of your RAM users. |
2025-07 |
N/A |
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Permission audit |
The permission audit feature supports over 190 Alibaba Cloud services. |
2025-07 |
N/A |
June 2025
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Policies |
The NotAction element is added to the policy. It specifies a list of actions that are excluded from a policy statement's Allow or Deny effect. |
2025-06 |
N/A |
March 2025
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Configure AccessKey pair-based policies for network access control |
You can configure AccessKey pair-based policies for network access control to allow only specific IP addresses to call Alibaba Cloud API operations by using permanent AccessKey pairs. This way, API operations are called by using AccessKey pairs in a trusted network environment. |
2025-03 |
N/A |
January 2025
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Passkeys |
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2025-01 |
N/A |
October 2024
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Access analyzing |
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2024-10 |
N/A |
September 2024
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for ApsaraDB for SelectDB. |
2024-09 |
N/A |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for ApsaraDB for SelectDB. |
2024-09 |
N/A |
July 2024
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Multi-factor authentication |
A RAM user who is allowed to manage their own MFA devices can bind a secure phone to their account on the Security Information page. |
2024-07 |
N/A |
August 2024
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Access analyzing |
The policy validation feature is introduced. When you create a policy, the system automatically checks whether the policy document is correct based on the policy syntax and security best practices. |
2024-08 |
N/A |
June 2024
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for Cloud-native API Gateway. |
2024-06 |
N/A |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for Cloud-native API Gateway. |
2024-06 |
N/A |
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Permission audit |
The permission audit feature allows you to check the permissions that are granted to a RAM identity and the time when the permissions were last accessed by the RAM identity. You can identify unused permissions based on the preceding information and securely revoke them. This way, the principle of least privilege for the RAM identity is achieved. |
2024-06 |
N/A |
April 2024
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for Network Intelligence Service (Netana). |
2024-04 |
N/A |
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RAM is available for the Smart Studio of Intelligent Education Platform. |
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RAM is available for Customer Self-Service Tools. |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for Network Intelligence Service (Netana). |
2024-04 |
N/A |
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STS is available for the Smart Studio of Intelligent Education Platform. |
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STS is available for Customer Self-Service Tools. |
March 2024
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for the data resource platform. |
2024-03 |
N/A |
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RAM is available for Big Data Expert Service. |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for the data resource platform. |
2024-03 |
N/A |
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STS is available for Big Data Expert Service. |
February 2024
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for Serverless App Engine. |
2024-02 |
N/A |
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RAM is available for EMR Serverless Milvus. |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for Serverless App Engine. |
2024-02 |
N/A |
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STS is available for EMR Serverless Milvus. |
December 2023
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for EMR Workflow. |
2023-12 |
N/A |
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RAM is available for EMR Notebook. |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for EMR Workflow. |
2023-12 |
N/A |
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STS is available for EMR Notebook. |
November 2023
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for Tongyi Xingchen. |
2023-11 |
N/A |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for Tongyi Xingchen. |
2023-11 |
N/A |
October 2023
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for Alibaba Cloud Container Compute Service (ACS). |
2023-10 |
N/A |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for Alibaba Cloud Container Compute Service (ACS). |
2023-10 |
N/A |
August 2023
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for Dedicated Large Language Model. |
2023-08 |
N/A |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for Dedicated Large Language Model. |
2023-08 |
N/A |
May 2023
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Permission diagnostics |
The permission diagnostics feature is provided to troubleshoot access errors that are reported due to no permissions. |
2023-05 |
N/A |
March 2023
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for Remote Service of Hybrid Cloud Storage. |
2023-03 |
N/A |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for Remote Service of Hybrid Cloud Storage. |
2023-03 |
N/A |
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Multi-factor authentication |
Secure phones and security email addresses are added as multi-factor authentication (MFA) methods for RAM users. |
2023-03 |
N/A |
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STS |
The |
2023-03 |
N/A |
February 2023
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for Resource Center. |
2023-02 |
N/A |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for Resource Center. |
2023-02 |
N/A |
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Recycle bin |
RAM supports the recycle bin feature. When you delete RAM users or the AccessKey pairs of RAM users, the RAM users or the AccessKey pairs are first moved to the recycle bin. Then, the RAM users or the AccessKey pairs are automatically deleted from the recycle bin on a regular basis. You can also manually delete or restore the RAM users or the AccessKey pairs from the recycle bin. This feature helps minimize the adverse impacts that are caused by accidental deletion of RAM users or AccessKey pairs. |
2023-02 |
N/A |
January 2023
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for EMR Serverless StarRocks. |
2023-01 |
N/A |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for EMR Serverless StarRocks. |
2023-01 |
N/A |
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MFA optimization |
Only one verification code is required when you bind a virtual MFA device to a RAM user. |
2023-01 |
N/A |
December 2022
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for MetaVerse Cloud Gaming. |
2022-12 |
N/A |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for MetaVerse Cloud Gaming. |
2022-12 |
N/A |
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Tags |
Tags can be added to RAM users. This way, you can manage the RAM users based on the tags. |
2022-12 |
N/A |
November 2022
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for IPv6 Gateway. |
2022-11 |
N/A |
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RAM is available for VPC peering connection. |
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RAM is available for NLP Basic Service 2.0. |
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RAM is available for CloudControl. |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for IPv6 Gateway. |
2022-11 |
N/A |
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STS is available for VPC peering connection. |
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STS is available for NLP Basic Service 2.0. |
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STS is available for CloudControl. |
October 2022
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for Wuying Cloud Application. |
2022-10 |
N/A |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for Wuying Cloud Application. |
2022-10 |
N/A |
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Identity and permission governance |
Based on enterprise cloud security practices, identity and permission governance continuously detects identity and permission security risks in your Alibaba Cloud account and its RAM users. It helps you identify governance gaps at the earliest opportunity and provides guidance to help you improve your identity and permission governance configurations in the cloud. |
2022-10 |
N/A |
September 2022
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for Tingwu. |
2022-09 |
N/A |
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RAM is available for Document Intelligence. |
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RAM is available for Dataset Acceleration Service. |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for Tingwu. |
2022-09 |
N/A |
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STS is available for Document Intelligence. |
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STS is available for Dataset Acceleration Service. |
August 2022
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for VPC prefix lists. |
2022-08 |
N/A |
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RAM is available for IoT Blockchain Hub. |
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RAM is available for Intelligent Computing Lingjun. |
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RAM is available for Energy Treasure. |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for VPC prefix lists. |
2022-08 |
N/A |
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STS is available for IoT Blockchain Hub. |
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STS is available for Intelligent Computing Lingjun. |
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STS is available for Energy Treasure. |
July 2022
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for Cloud Data Transfer (CDT). |
2022-07 |
N/A |
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RAM is available for Network Load Balancer (NLB). |
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RAM is available for Elastic Block Storage (EBS). |
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RAM is available for LinkedMall. |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for Cloud Data Transfer (CDT). |
2022-07 |
N/A |
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STS is available for Network Load Balancer (NLB). |
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STS is available for Elastic Block Storage (EBS). |
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STS is available for LinkedMall. |
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MFA for abnormal logons only |
The MFA for abnormal logons only option is added to the security settings of RAM users. If this option is selected, MFA is enforced only when the logon environment is untrusted, such as when the logon IP address or the logon device changes. In all other cases, MFA is not enabled. |
2022-07 |
N/A |
June 2022
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for Anycast Elastic IP Address. |
2022-06 |
N/A |
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RAM is available for GTS Expert Service - Intelligent Diagnosis. |
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RAM is available for Cloud Connector (CC5G). |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for Anycast Elastic IP Address. |
2022-06 |
N/A |
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STS is available for GTS Expert Service - Intelligent Diagnosis. |
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STS is available for Cloud Connector (CC5G). |
May 2022
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for CloudBox OSS storage. |
2022-05 |
N/A |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for CloudBox OSS storage. |
2022-05 |
N/A |
April 2022
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for Intelligent Short Video Platform. |
2022-04 |
N/A |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for Intelligent Short Video Platform. |
2022-04 |
N/A |
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Custom policy creation by importing templates |
Policy templates that are created based on years of business practices are provided. The policy templates are suitable for common scenarios. For example, RAM provides policy templates that are applicable to system administrators, financial personnel, and network administrators. You need to only import an appropriate policy template and modify the template based on your business requirements. This way, you can create a custom policy in a convenient manner. |
2022-04 |
N/A |
March 2022
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for Machine Learning - Industry Plug-ins (PAI-Plugin). |
2022-03 |
N/A |
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RAM is available for Distributed Cloud Container Platform for Kubernetes (ACK One). |
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RAM is available for Virtual Digital Human Open Platform. |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for Machine Learning - Industry Plug-ins (PAI-Plugin). |
2022-03 |
N/A |
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STS is available for Distributed Cloud Container Platform for Kubernetes (ACK One). |
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STS is available for Virtual Digital Human Open Platform. |
February 2022
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for Service Catalog. |
2022-02 |
N/A |
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RAM is available for New Retail Intelligence Assistant. |
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RAM is available for Identity as a Service (IDaaS) (EIAM 2.0). |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for Service Catalog. |
2022-02 |
N/A |
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STS is available for New Retail Intelligence Assistant. |
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STS is available for Identity as a Service (IDaaS) (EIAM 2.0). |
January 2022
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
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DingTalk account integration |
A RAM user can bind a DingTalk account and then use that DingTalk account to log on to Alibaba Cloud. |
2022-01 |
N/A |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for Network Intelligence Service (NIS). |
2022-01 |
N/A |
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RAM is available for VMware Service. |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for Network Intelligence Service (NIS). |
2022-01 |
N/A |
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STS is available for VMware Service. |
December 2021
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for Compute Nest. |
2021-12 |
N/A |
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RAM is available for ApsaraDB RDS Global Active Database Cluster. |
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RAM is available for IoT Connectivity Service - IoT SIM Card. |
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RAM is available for Wuying Cloud Phone. |
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RAM is available for Optimization Solver. |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for Compute Nest. |
2021-12 |
N/A |
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STS is available for ApsaraDB RDS Global Active Database Cluster. |
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STS is available for IoT Connectivity Service - IoT SIM Card. |
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STS is available for Wuying Cloud Phone. |
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STS is available for Optimization Solver. |
November 2021
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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OIDC-based SSO |
OpenID Connect (OIDC)-based single sign-on (SSO) is supported. An enterprise can use an OIDC token that is issued by an identity provider (IdP) to call an Alibaba Cloud operation to assume a specific RAM role and use the OIDC token to obtain an STS token. Then, the enterprise can use the STS token to access Alibaba Cloud resources. |
2021-11 |
N/A |
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MFA for sensitive operations |
MFA is required for sensitive operations. If a RAM user for which MFA is enabled wants to perform a sensitive operation in the Alibaba Cloud Management Console, risk control is triggered and the RAM user is required to pass MFA again. The RAM user can perform the sensitive operation only after the RAM user enters a valid MFA verification code. |
2021-11 |
N/A |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for Cloud Connector (CCIoT). |
2021-11 |
N/A |
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RAM is available for Optimization Solver. |
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RAM is available for Alibaba Cloud Genomics Service (AGS). |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for Cloud Connector (CCIoT). |
2021-11 |
N/A |
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STS is available for Optimization Solver. |
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STS is available for Alibaba Cloud Genomics Service (AGS). |
October 2021
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for Game Security Box. |
2021-10 |
N/A |
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RAM is available for Enterprise Data Platform (CDP). |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for Game Security Box. |
2021-10 |
N/A |
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STS is available for Enterprise Data Platform (CDP). |
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STS is available for Mobile Development Platform (mPaaS). |
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STS is available for Cloud Call Center. |
September 2021
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for Interactive Live Streaming. |
2021-09 |
N/A |
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RAM is available for Cloud Governance Center (CGC). |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for Interactive Live Streaming. |
2021-09 |
N/A |
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STS is available for Cloud Governance Center (CGC). |
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STS is available for Mobile Analytics. |
August 2021
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
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CloudSSO |
CloudSSO provides unified identity management and access control for multiple accounts based on the Alibaba Cloud resource directory (RD). You can use CloudSSO to centrally manage the users in your enterprise who access Alibaba Cloud, configure single sign-on (SSO) between your enterprise identity management system and Alibaba Cloud only once, and centrally configure the access permissions of all users on the accounts in a resource directory. |
2021-08 |
China (Shanghai) and US (Silicon Valley) |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for Copyright and Patent Service. |
2021-08 |
N/A |
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RAM is available for Optical Character Recognition. |
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RAM is available for Machine Translation. |
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RAM is available for CloudSSO. |
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RAM is available for Cloud Security Access Service. |
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RAM is available for Alibaba Mail. |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for Copyright and Patent Service. |
2021-08 |
N/A |
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STS is available for Optical Character Recognition. |
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STS is available for Machine Translation. |
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STS is available for CloudSSO. |
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STS is available for Intelligent Subtitles. |
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STS is available for ChatAPP Message. |
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STS is available for Cloud Security Access Service. |
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STS is available for Simple Application Server. |
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STS is available for Cloud Communications Network Acceleration. |
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STS is available for Application Real-Time Monitoring Service (ARMS). |
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STS is available for Enterprise Distributed Application Service (EDAS). |
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STS is available for Alibaba Mail. |
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STS is available for IoV Command Center. |
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STS is available for Fraud Detection. |
July 2021
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for O&M Event Center. |
2021-07 |
N/A |
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RAM is available for BizWorks. |
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RAM is available for Identity Verification. |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for O&M Event Center. |
2021-07 |
N/A |
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STS is available for BizWorks. |
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STS is available for Identity Verification. |
June 2021
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for Hybrid Cloud Storage Array. |
2021-06 |
N/A |
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RAM is available for Gene Analysis Platform. |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for Hybrid Cloud Storage Array. |
2021-06 |
N/A |
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STS is available for Gene Analysis Platform. |
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STS is available for DataHub. |
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STS is available for SCDN. |
May 2021
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for Graph Database. |
2021-05 |
N/A |
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STS is available for Mobile User Feedback. |
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STS is available for Personalized Recommendation. |
April 2021
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for Alibaba Cloud Public DNS. |
2021-04 |
N/A |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for Alibaba Cloud Public DNS. |
2021-04 |
N/A |
March 2021
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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FIDO U2F |
FIDO Universal 2nd Factor (FIDO U2F) is a widely used MFA protocol that is created by the FIDO Alliance. U2F security keys are a type of MFA device that supports the U2F protocol. For more information, visit FIDO Alliance. After a U2F security key is enabled, two authentication factors are required when a RAM user logs on to Alibaba Cloud.
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2021-03 |
All regions |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for CloudBox. |
2021-03 |
N/A |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for Intelligent Outbound Robot. |
2021-03 |
N/A |
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STS is available for CloudBox. |
February 2021
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for Intelligent Cloud Editor. |
2021-02 |
N/A |
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RAM is available for Infrastructure as Code (IaC). |
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RAM is available for Cloud Network Management. |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for Intelligent Cloud Editor. |
2021-02 |
N/A |
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STS is available for Infrastructure as Code (IaC). |
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STS is available for Cloud Network Management. |
January 2021
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for Intelligent Data Assistant. |
2021-01 |
N/A |
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RAM is available for Elastic Accelerated Computing Instances. |
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RAM is available for Holographic Space. |
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RAM is available for Privileged Access Service. |
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RAM is available for Short Video Production Platform. |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for Elastic Accelerated Computing Instances. |
2021-01 |
N/A |
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STS is available for Holographic Space. |
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STS is available for Privileged Access Service. |
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STS is available for Short Video Production Platform. |
December 2020
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for Elastic Desktop Service (EDS). |
2020-12 |
N/A |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for Elastic Desktop Service (EDS). |
2020-12 |
N/A |
October 2020
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for Cloud Architecture Design Tools. |
2020-10 |
N/A |
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RAM is available for the IoT security operations center. |
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RAM is available for Quota Center. |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for Cloud Architecture Design Tools. |
2020-10 |
N/A |
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STS is available for the IoT security operations center. |
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STS is available for Quota Center. |
September 2020
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for PrivateLink. |
2020-09 |
N/A |
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RAM is available for Industrial Brain Open Platform. |
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RAM is available for Tag Service. |
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RAM is available for Data Lake Formation. |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for PrivateLink. |
2020-09 |
N/A |
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STS is available for Industrial Brain Open Platform. |
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STS is available for Tag Service. |
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STS is available for Data Lake Formation. |
August 2020
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for Intelligent SMS Parsing. |
2020-08 |
N/A |
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RAM is available for Album and Drive Service. |
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RAM is available for Teambition. |
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RAM is available for Smart Dual-Recording Quality Inspection. |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for Intelligent SMS Parsing. |
2020-08 |
N/A |
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STS is available for Album and Drive Service. |
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STS is available for Teambition. |
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STS is available for Smart Dual-Recording Quality Inspection. |
July 2020
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for PolarDB-X cloud-native distributed database. |
2020-07 |
N/A |
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RAM is available for Cloud Gaming Platform. |
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RAM is available for Natural Language Processing. |
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RAM is available for Lindorm. |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for PolarDB-X cloud-native distributed database. |
2020-07 |
N/A |
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STS is available for Natural Language Processing. |
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STS is available for Lindorm. |
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Resource group-based authorization in the RAM console |
A RAM user, RAM user group, or RAM role can be granted permissions in the RAM or Resource Management console. The permissions on the resources of an Alibaba Cloud account or on a specific resource group can be granted. The permissions of a RAM user, RAM user group, or RAM role can also be revoked. |
2020-07 |
All regions |
N/A |
June 2020
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for Distributed Identity Service (DIS). |
2020-06 |
N/A |
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RAM is available for Confidential Computing Service (C3S). |
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RAM is available for Time Series Database (TSDB) for InfluxDB. |
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RAM is available for Database File System (DBFS). |
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RAM is available for Address Standardization. |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for Distributed Identity Service (DIS). |
2020-06 |
N/A |
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STS is available for Confidential Computing Service (C3S). |
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STS is available for Time Series Database (TSDB) for InfluxDB. |
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STS is available for Database File System (DBFS). |
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STS is available for Address Standardization. |
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Version rotation of custom policies |
When you modify a custom policy that has five versions in the RAM console, the earliest version that is not in use can be replaced with the latest version. |
2020-06 |
All regions |
May 2020
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for EventBridge. |
2020-05 |
N/A |
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RAM is available for LedgerDB. |
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RAM is available for the image analysis and processing capability of Alibaba Cloud Vision AI Open Platform. |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for EventBridge. |
2020-05 |
N/A |
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STS is available for LedgerDB. |
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STS is available for the image analysis and processing capability of Alibaba Cloud Vision AI Open Platform. |
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Configuration of the maximum role session duration |
The maximum role session duration can be configured in the RAM console. The configuration applies when you log on to the console by using role-based SSO or when you use the console or call an API operation to assume a RAM role. |
2020-05 |
All regions |
March 2020
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for Intelligent Speech Navigation. |
2020-03 |
N/A |
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RAM is available for CloudQuotation (CQ). |
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RAM is available for AnalyticDB for MySQL. |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for Intelligent Speech Navigation. |
2020-03 |
N/A |
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STS is available for CloudQuotation (CQ). |
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STS is available for Elastic High Performance Computing (E-HPC). |
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Service-linked roles |
Service-linked roles are provided by Alibaba Cloud RAM. Service-linked roles can be used to simplify the process of authorizing an Alibaba Cloud service to access other services and use a specific feature. Alibaba Cloud RAM provides service-linked roles for such scenarios. |
2020-03 |
All regions |
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User synchronization by using SCIM |
You can synchronize account data from an enterprise directory to Alibaba Cloud RAM by using the System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM) protocol together with an OAuth application. |
2020-03 |
All regions |
Synchronize accounts from an enterprise directory to Alibaba Cloud RAM by using SCIM |
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Configuration of the maximum role session duration |
A new parameter named |
2020-03 |
All regions |
February 2020
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for IP geolocation library. |
2020-02 |
N/A |
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RAM is available for Phone Number Verification Service. |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for IP geolocation library. |
2020-02 |
N/A |
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STS is available for Dynamic Content Delivery Network (DCDN). |
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STS is available for Phone Number Verification Service. |
January 2020
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for IoT Firmware Security Scan (FSS). |
2020-01 |
N/A |
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RAM is available for Alibaba Cloud Service Mesh (ASM). |
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RAM is available for EMAS Mobile DevOps. |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for IoT Firmware Security Scan (FSS). |
2020-01 |
N/A |
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STS is available for Alibaba Cloud Service Mesh (ASM). |
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STS is available for EMAS Mobile DevOps. |
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STS is available for ApsaraVideo Live. |
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STS is available for ApsaraDB for OceanBase. |
December 2019
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for ApsaraDB for ClickHouse. |
2019-12 |
N/A |
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RAM is available for Server Migration Center (SMC). |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for ApsaraDB for ClickHouse. |
2019-12 |
N/A |
November 2019
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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User credential report |
A user credential report that contains the details of your Alibaba Cloud account and RAM users can be generated and downloaded in the RAM console. The details include console logon passwords, AccessKey pairs, and MFA devices. |
2019-11-15 |
All regions |
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Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for Global Transaction Service. |
2019-11 |
N/A |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for Message Center. |
2019-11 |
N/A |
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STS is available for Advanced Database & Application Migration (ADAM). |
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STS is available for Cloud Backup. |
October 2019
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
|
Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for ID Verification for Financial Services. |
2019-10 |
N/A |
|
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RAM is available for Multimedia AI. |
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RAM is available for AnalyticDB. |
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RAM is available for Mobile Development Platform (mPaaS). |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for Cloud Enterprise Network (CEN). |
2019-10 |
N/A |
|
|
STS is available for E-MapReduce. |
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|
Services that work with STS |
STS is available for Mobile Hotfix. |
September 2019
|
Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
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Enabling or disabling of console logons for RAM users |
The access of RAM users to the console can be enabled and disabled. You can retain the password, MFA, and other logon settings when you disable the access of RAM users to the console. You can also clear console logon settings. |
2019-09-09 |
All regions |
|
|
Services that work with RAM |
RAM is available for Logic Composer. |
2019-09 |
N/A |
|
|
RAM is available for ApsaraDB for Cassandra. |
||||
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RAM is available for Scalable Open Financial Architecture (SOFAStack). |
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RAM is available for ApsaraDB for OceanBase. |
||||
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RAM is available for the resource management service. |
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Services that work with STS |
STS is available for Hybrid Disaster Recovery. |
2019-09 |
N/A |
June 2019
|
Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
|
Auxiliary domain names for user-based SSO |
The configuration of user-based SSO can be simplified by using auxiliary domain names. |
2019-06-28 |
All regions |
May 2019
|
Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
|
Open Authorization (OAuth) management |
|
2019-05-31 |
All regions |
April 2019
|
Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
|
SSO |
Alibaba Cloud supports Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) 2.0-based SSO. This feature is also known as identity federation. SSO can be implemented between an enterprise identity service and Alibaba Cloud. |
2019-04-04 |
All regions |
November 2018
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Feature |
Description |
Release date |
Region |
References |
|
RAM console |
The RAM console is updated. |
2018-11-15 |
All regions |