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AWS CLI IAM and STS Cheat Sheet/Assume a role

Obtain temporary credentials for another role.

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Section: STS Identity and Sessions

Assume a role

bash
bash
aws sts assume-role --role-arn arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/AdminRole --role-session-name admin-cli
Explanation

Returns temporary access key, secret key, and session token values.

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