DNS authorization

Alibaba Cloud

Connect Alibaba Cloud to CertOne. Validate your domains and automate certificate renewal.

1. Overview

CertOne supports free Let’s Encrypt and professional Sectigo SSL/TLS certificate issuance through the Alibaba Cloud DNS API, with automatic renewal, deployment, monitoring, and alerts. Deployment targets include Alibaba Cloud, Tencent Cloud, Qiniu, DogeCloud, Upyun, BT Panel, Docker containers.

2. Configuration

The following steps explain how to obtain the credentials for a DNS authorization - Alibaba Cloud configuration.

Alibaba Cloud sign-in page: https://account.aliyun.com/login/login.htm

2. Open the console

After signing in to Alibaba Cloud, open the console and select Resource Access Management. Console: https://homenew.console.aliyun.com/

3. Open access management

Open Resource Access Management: https://ram.console.aliyun.com/overview

4. Create a RAM user

Select Users and create a user. Enable programmatic access when creating the user.

5. Save the AccessKey ID and AccessKey Secret

Save the AccessKey ID and AccessKey Secret as soon as the user is created.

6. Grant permissions

Select the new certone-dns user and attach AliyunDNSFullAccess (DNS management permissions). CertOne uses these DNS permissions to validate domain control for certificate issuance.

7. Add a DNS authorization in CertOne

Use the AccessKey ID and AccessKey Secret saved in step 5 to add an Alibaba Cloud DNS authorization in CertOne.

1. Overview​

2. Configuration​

1. Sign in to Alibaba Cloud​

2. Open the console​

3. Open access management​

4. Create a RAM user​

5. Save the AccessKey ID and AccessKey Secret​

6. Grant permissions​

7. Add a DNS authorization in CertOne​