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AWS Credentials, Stored Safer

Written by @mikefettis | Published on 2020/3/10

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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@mikefettis
hacker and janitor building platforms and systems that when they work no one knows they are there.

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aws|security|encryption|secrets|programming|cybersecurity-skills|plain-text-credentials|hack-the-planet
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