aws sts decode-authorization-message

Decoding the aws sts decode-authorization-message

I included jq and tr commands to "clean up" and make the decoded message easier to read.

Note: - One of the command is jq, from jquery, which usually doesn't come installed by default in some OS, keep that in mind in case you might need to install it. - You need to have the sts permission to run the decode message - sts:DecodeAuthorizationMessage

• TIP - I added the message to a variable, which makes it easier to read the command aws sts decode-authorization-message

enc_message="akjhkajshdkjahsdkjhakjshdais8duas8d7a98sd7a9s87da....example...." #replace with your encoded message

aws sts decode-authorization-message --encoded-message ${enc_message} | jq '.DecodedMessage' | tr -d '\\' | tr ',' '\n'

further reading from AWS documentation:

• https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/sts/decode-authorization-message.html
• https://docs.aws.amazon.com/STS/latest/APIReference/API_DecodeAuthorizationMessage.html
• https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/reference/services/sts/client/decode_authorization_message.html
• https://repost.aws/knowledge-center/backup-decode-encoded-error

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Happy learning,

Antonio Feijao UK