What is CloudSSO? Simplifying Access, Strengthening Security
Picture this: your enterprise has dozens—maybe hundreds—of users needing access to multiple Alibaba Cloud accounts. Managing who can do what across all these accounts can quickly become a tangled web. That’s exactly where CloudSSO steps in to save the day.
CloudSSO is a powerful, unified identity management and access control service that helps you centrally manage users and their permissions across multiple Alibaba Cloud accounts. It’s like having one master key that unlocks all the doors your team needs—without the hassle of juggling a bunch of different keys.
How Does CloudSSO Make Life Easier?
Centralized User Management
With CloudSSO, you create a directory where you manage all the users who need access to your cloud resources. Whether you prefer manually adding users or syncing them automatically from your existing identity provider using SCIM, CloudSSO keeps everything in one place, making administration smoother than ever.
Seamless Single Sign-On (SSO)
Why ask users to remember multiple passwords when they can log in once and get access to all their Alibaba Cloud accounts? CloudSSO supports SSO using SAML 2.0, so you set it up once with your identity provider, and voilà—your team enjoys secure, hassle-free access every time. Plus, with multi-factor authentication (MFA), security stays rock-solid.
Unified Permission Control
CloudSSO links deeply with Alibaba Cloud’s Resource Directory, letting you assign and manage permissions across all your cloud accounts from a single spot. Whether it’s individual users or groups, you control who can do what, keeping access precise and aligned with your organizational structure.
User Portal for Easy Access
Once logged in, users land on a clean, unified portal showing every Alibaba Cloud account they can access. Switching between accounts is just a click away—no juggling of credentials or confusing logins.
Command Line Interface (CLI) Integration
For the tech-savvy, CloudSSO even plugs right into Alibaba Cloud’s CLI. Users can log in via browser or CLI, pick their account, and jump straight into their cloud environment with the right permissions—all without breaking a sweat.
Completely Free to Use
Best of all? CloudSSO is free. You enable it, and you’re set to simplify access management without adding to your costs.
Why CloudSSO Matters
In today’s fast-moving cloud world, managing identities and access is both a security must-have and an operational headache. CloudSSO cuts through the complexity by giving you centralized control, seamless user experience, and enterprise-grade security—all wrapped in an easy-to-use package.
It’s like having a smart gatekeeper who not only knows every user but also knows exactly which doors they should walk through—and ensures nobody else gets in by mistake.
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