Providing AWS Credentials
To connect to any of the supported services with the AWS SDK for C++, you must provide
AWS credentials.
The AWS SDKs and CLIs use provider chains to look for AWS credentials in several
different places, including system/user environment variables and local AWS configuration
files.
For details, see Credentials Providers
For related information, see the following:
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To create a new AWS account, see How do I create and activate a new AWS account
on the AWS Premium Support website. -
To create long-term AWS credentials, see Programmatic access in the AWS General Reference.
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To create short-term AWS credentials, see Temporary Security Credentials in the AWS Identity and Access Management User Guide.
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To learn more about supported provider chains, see the AWS Tools and SDKs Shared Configuration and Credentials Reference Guide, specifically:
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role_arn (corresponds to the
AWS_ROLE_ARNenvironment variable) -
web_identity_token_file (corresponds to the
AWS_WEB_IDENTITY_TOKEN_FILEenvironment variable) -
role_session_name (corresponds to the
AWS_ROLE_SESSION_NAMEenvironment variable)
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To learn more about the
AWS_CONTAINER_CREDENTIALS_RELATIVE_URIenvironment variable, see IAM Roles for Tasks in the Amazon ECS Developer Guide.
