Starting to use AWS CLI at work. Need beginner tips.

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  • jmespath.py

    JMESPath is a query language for JSON.

  • Good tip. For those starting, the language that --query uses is JMESPath https://jmespath.org/

  • aws-shell

    An integrated shell for working with the AWS CLI.

  • aws-shell will improve your life :) https://github.com/awslabs/aws-shell

  • 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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  • leapp

    Leapp is the DevTool to access your cloud

  • Use Leapp to manage and secure your CLI credentials from a secure point of view

  • prowler

    Prowler is an Open Source Security tool for AWS, Azure, GCP and Kubernetes to do security assessments, audits, incident response, compliance, continuous monitoring, hardening and forensics readiness. Includes CIS, NIST 800, NIST CSF, CISA, FedRAMP, PCI-DSS, GDPR, HIPAA, FFIEC, SOC2, GXP, Well-Architected Security, ENS and more

  • For SecOps often a wrapper library like https://github.com/toniblyx/prowler will provide you the results you need for audits. If they don't exist natively then you can extend the library to add them for future use.

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