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decode-authorization-message

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:


Happy learning,

Antonio Feijao UK