AWSCLI plugin to access AWS Console using your IAM or STS credentials
The following library is distributed as awscli
plugin, but could be used a standalone tool to access AWS Console
using IAM access & secret keys or STS temporary credentials.
The code is based on the following article https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_providers_enable-console-custom-url.html
The goal of this plugin is to simplify the authentication process to AWS Console, by providing a method to login to a given account without leaving the terminal.
To install it as a plugin for awscli
please follow these steps
Install awscli-console-plugin
using pip
, use an appropriate artifact for your OS from the release page.
$ pip install https://github.com/b-b3rn4rd/awscli-console-plugin/releases/download/1.0.0/awscli-console-plugin_1.0.0_Darwin_x86_64.zip # MacOS
$ pip install https://github.com/b-b3rn4rd/awscli-console-plugin/releases/download/1.0.0/awscli-console-plugin_1.0.0_Linux_x86_64.zip # Linux
$ pip install https://github.com/b-b3rn4rd/awscli-console-plugin/releases/download/1.0.0/awscli-console-plugin_1.0.0_Windows_x86_64.zip # Windows
Modify the plugins
sections in the ~/.aws/config
file
[plugins]
console = console
[profile auth]
region=ap-southeast-2
aws_access_key_id=AKIAXXXXXXXXXXX
aws_secret_access_key=XYXYXYYXYXYXYXYXY/ZZZZZZ
[profile dev]
role_arn=arn:aws:iam::1234567890123:role/OrganizationAccountAccessRole
region=ap-southeast-2
source_profile=auth
Verify that the plugin is successfully installed
$ aws console help
NAME
console -
DESCRIPTION
Authenticate to AWS console
See 'aws help' for descriptions of global parameters.
SYNOPSIS
aws console [--profile=Name] [--timeout=Timeout] [--output-only=true|false]
OPTIONS
--timeout (string) Console session timeout in seconds, only for IAM
user credentials
--output-only (boolean) Print the console url instead of opening it in
the browser
See 'aws help' for descriptions of global parameters.
Usage Example
aws console --profile dev