Updated on 2025-01-23 GMT+08:00

Configuring SMS Messages

Prerequisites

To use the Huawei SMS function, you must have enabled the Huawei Cloud SMS service at Message & SMS.

Context

If information, such as the app key and app secret, is changed on Huawei Cloud SMS, you need to modify the configuration in the AICC as follows: Choose Configuration Center > Access Configuration > SMS Configuration, click Edit, and update the values of parameters, such as App Key and App Secret.

Configuring Huawei Cloud SMS Messages

  1. Sign in to the AICC as a tenant administrator and choose Configuration Center > Access Configuration > SMS Configuration.
  2. Click the HUAWEI CLOUD SMS tab and click Edit to enter the editing mode.
  3. Set the following SMS parameters:

    • App Key
    • App Secret
    • App Access Address
    • Signature Channel ID

      The preceding parameters are obtained from the enabled Huawei Cloud service.

    • Whether to enable certificate verification
      • If this parameter is set to YES, certificate verification is enabled. You need to obtain a certificate file from the Huawei Cloud SMS service and upload it on the Configuration Center > System Management > Certificate page.
      • If this parameter is set to NO, certificate verification is disabled, which may cause peer identity spoofing risks. Exercise caution when using this value.
    • Certificate File: This parameter is available only when certificate verification is enabled. Select the Huawei Cloud SMS certificate uploaded on the Configuration Center > System Management > Certificate page.

  4. Click Save.

Configuring SMS Message Sender IDs

  1. Sign in to the AICC as a tenant administrator and choose Configuration Center > Access Configuration > SMS Configuration.
  2. Click the SMS sender ID configuration tab.

  3. Click New. The New SMS sender ID dialog box is displayed.

    • Type: Type of an SMS message sender ID. The options are SMS Message Number and Company/Brand Name.
    • Sender Country Code: SMS message sender number.
    • SMS Message Number: A specific number is required when Type is set to SMS Message Number. Enter the SMS sender ID. The value is a string of 1 to 20 digits and case-sensitive characters.
    • Company/Brand Name: A specific company/brand name is required when Type is set to Company/Brand Name.

      The company or brand name can contain only digits, letters, and spaces. It cannot start or end with a space and can contain a maximum of 11 characters.

  4. Click OK.