name : create-alias.rst **To create an alias for a key** The following ``create-alias`` example creates an alias for a key. :: aws payment-cryptography create-alias \ --alias-name alias/sampleAlias1 \ --key-arn arn:aws:payment-cryptography:us-east-2:123456789012:key/kwapwa6qaifllw2h Output:: { "Alias": { "AliasName": "alias/sampleAlias1", "KeyArn": "arn:aws:payment-cryptography:us-west-2:123456789012:key/kwapwa6qaifllw2h" } } For more information, see `About aliases <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/payment-cryptography/latest/userguide/alias-about.html>`__ in the *AWS Payment Cryptography User Guide*.