**To create an alias for a CMK**

The following ``create-alias`` command creates an alias named ``example-alias`` for the customer master key (CMK) identified by key ID ``1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-1234567890ab``.

Alias names must begin with ``alias/``. Do not use alias names that begin with ``alias/aws``; these are reserved for use by AWS. ::

    aws kms create-alias \
        --alias-name alias/example-alias \
        --target-key-id 1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-1234567890ab