mfa-aws
AWS MFA helper script (by theorlandog)
saml2aws
CLI tool which enables you to login and retrieve AWS temporary credentials using a SAML IDP (by Versent)
| mfa-aws | saml2aws | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | |
| 4 | 2,010 | |
| - | 1.0% | |
| 10.0 | 9.1 | |
| almost 2 years ago | 7 days ago | |
| Python | Go | |
| Apache License 2.0 | MIT License |
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mfa-aws
Posts with mentions or reviews of mfa-aws.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-19.
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Script or software that automatically populate specific profile in ~/.aws/credentials
I think https://github.com/theorlandog/mfa-aws will help. I only use it for MFA, but it also has assume-role functionality.
saml2aws
Posts with mentions or reviews of saml2aws.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-19.
- CLI tool to login and retrieve AWS temporary credentials using a SAML IDP
- Script or software that automatically populate specific profile in ~/.aws/credentials
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Completions plugin `saml2aws`
related: message on saml2aws repo
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Securing the AWS CLI
If you have an external identity provider, you can add a SAML provider in IAM and use saml2aws locally. The session duration can be configured on the role.
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don't want to store access key and secret key in plain text in the .aws/credentials file or variables
Or if you have an existing IdP you can use https://github.com/Versent/saml2aws and https://github.com/makethunder/awsudo. By setting up a central account that you put in your trust policy which users can assume roles.
- Script for cli commands with MFA and multiple accounts
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Show HN: Authenticate into AWS right from your terminal window
In my company everything goes through Active Directory and we use saml2aws [1] to generate credentials with two factor involved. It works quite well for us. We even use this for our artists to create local builds of our games since we keep all important secrets and such in aws secrets mananger. We scope access to said secrets with custom roles and tags.
[1] https://github.com/Versent/saml2aws
- How do you get CLI credentials for a federated role?
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Getting CLI credentials for an AWS account that is not under your AWS SSO organization
Technically I guess it should be possible with something like saml2aws, but it doesn't support AWS as an IdP yet.
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saml2aws-multi: a simple tool providing an easy-to-use command line interface for saml2aws
saml2aws-multi is a simple tool I created for using saml2aws more effectively on day-to-day tasks. saml2aws-multi provides an easy-to-use command line interface to support login and retrieve AWS temporary credentials for multiple roles of different accounts with saml2aws.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing mfa-aws and saml2aws you can also consider the following projects:
aws-mfa - Manage AWS MFA Security Credentials
gimme-aws-creds - A CLI that utilizes Okta IdP via SAML to acquire temporary AWS credentials
awsume - A utility for easily assuming AWS IAM roles from the command line.
sceptre - Build better AWS infrastructure
aws-toolkit-vscode - Amazon Q, CodeCatalyst, Local Lambda debug, SAM/CFN syntax, ECS Terminal, AWS resources
aws-extend-switch-roles - Extend your AWS IAM switching roles by Chrome extension, Firefox add-on, or Edge add-on
terraform-provider-aws - The AWS Provider enables Terraform to manage AWS resources.
aws-runas - aws-runas rewritten in Go
leapp - Leapp is the DevTool to access your cloud
terraform-aws-icons - Annotate Terraform graphs with AWS icons.
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