Script or software that automatically populate specific profile in ~/.aws/credentials

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  • gimme-aws-creds

    A CLI that utilizes Okta IdP via SAML to acquire temporary AWS credentials

  • saml2aws

    CLI tool which enables you to login and retrieve AWS temporary credentials using a SAML IDP

  • InfluxDB

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  • mfa-aws

    AWS MFA helper script

  • I think https://github.com/theorlandog/mfa-aws will help. I only use it for MFA, but it also has assume-role functionality.

  • aws-mfa

    Manage AWS MFA Security Credentials

  • I will tell you that some tools like sceptre and terraform barf using a profile with mfa like this and I ended up using aws-mfa: https://github.com/broamski/aws-mfa and run this for example to create a "dynamic" runamok-power profile:

  • terraform-provider-aws

    The AWS Provider enables Terraform to manage AWS resources.

  • See: * https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/issues/10491 * https://github.com/Sceptre/sceptre/issues/674

  • sceptre

    Build better AWS infrastructure

  • See: * https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/issues/10491 * https://github.com/Sceptre/sceptre/issues/674

  • awsume

    A utility for easily assuming AWS IAM roles from the command line.

  • Bonus comment: After setting up your aws credentials, have a look at awsume, which makes rapid switches between accounts and roles a lot easier.. :)

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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