TL;DR —
AWS Credentials, Stored Safer, can be stored in plain text. There is a setting in the aws config that allows AWS to source the credentials externally. We can use this in conjunction with native openssl to give you a poor mans encrypted aws keys. The aws cli stored key id and secret in plaintext in a well known location in well-known location. We need to update `~/.aws/config` and pass the full path of the script and the encrypted blob.
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aws|security|encryption|secrets|programming|cybersecurity-skills|plain-text-credentials|hack-the-planet
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