Getting credentials for local development with AWS is now simpler and more secure. A new AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) command, aws login, lets you start building immediately after signing up for AWS without creating and managing long-term access keys. You use the same sign-in method you already use for the AWS Management Console.
In this blog, we’ll show you how to get temporary credentials to your workstation for use with the AWS CLI, AWS Software Development Kits (AWS SDKs), and tools or applications built using them with the new aws login command.
Getting started with programmatic access to AWS
You can use the aws login command with your AWS Management Console sign-in method, as described in the following sections.
Scenario 1: Using IAM credentials (root or IAM user)
To obtain programmatic credentials using your root or IAM user username and password:
- Install the latest AWS CLI (version 2.32.0 or…
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