Day 42: IAM Programmatic access and AWS CLI ๐Ÿš€ โ˜

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Day 42: IAM Programmatic access and AWS CLI ๐Ÿš€ โ˜

CLI-Your-Way:-Getting-Programmatic-Access-with-IAM-and-AWS-CLI

IAM Programmatic access

In order to access your AWS account from a terminal or system, you can use AWS Access keys and AWS Secret Access keys.

AWS CLI

The AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) is a unified tool to manage your AWS services. With just one tool to download and configure, you can control multiple AWS services from the command line and automate them through scripts.

The AWS CLI v2 offers several new features, including improved installers, new configuration options such as AWS IAM Identity Center (successor to AWS SSO), and various interactive features.

Task-01

Create AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY from AWS Console.

  • Open the Amazon Management Console and log in.

  • At the top right corner of the console, click on your username, and then choose "Security Credentials" from the drop-down list.

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  • Click on the "Access keys (access key ID and secret access key)" section.

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  • Simply select "Create Access Key."

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  • You will see both your secret access key and access key ID. Make sure to save the CSV file with your access key information in a safe place after downloading it.

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Task-02

Setup and install AWS CLI and configure your account credentials

Install the AWS CLI by following the instructions for your operating system: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/install-cliv2.html

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  • Verify the aws-cli version

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Open a terminal or command prompt after installing the Amazon CLI, then enter the following command to set up your account credentials:

Your AWS Access Key ID and Secret Access Key must be entered when requested. The access key and secret key from the downloaded csv file should be copied and pasted. Input for your default region and output format will also be requested. Select an appropriate output format and the region that is nearest to your location.

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  • After setting up your default settings and entering your credentials, you may execute the following command to see if the CLI is operational:

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Your default S3 bucket's contents should be listed by this command. Now that the Amazon CLI has been installed and set up, you may set up your account credentials.

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