tldr/pages/common/aws-sts.md

aws sts

Security Token Service (STS) allows to request temporary credentials for (IAM) users or federated users. More information: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/sts/.

• Get temporary security credentials to access specific AWS resources:

aws sts assume-role --role-arn {{aws_role_arn}}

• Get an IAM user or role whose credentials are used to call the operation:

aws sts get-caller-identity