Give your EC2 instances access without saved keys.
What it does
Configures IAM roles and instance profiles so EC2 instances can access AWS services with temporary credentials.
When to use it
Use when an EC2 instance needs permission to access AWS services through temporary credentials.
How to use it
Give it an EC2 instance to configure; it sets up an IAM role and instance profile using the referenced procedure.
Uses
Good to know
- cannot be undone: ~/.aws/credentials; AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
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~/.aws/credentials
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Removes saved AWS credentials (irreversible)
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
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Removes AWS environment credentials (irreversible)
AWS
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Configures EC2 access roles