📌 AWS Under the Hood - Day 10 - How to Revoke Temporary IAM Credentials if they are Exposed 📌

No one wants to face this scenario, but unfortunately, it's common to encounter situations where IAM credentials are accidentally exposed to the Internet. This creates a significant security risk, as unauthorized users could gain access to AWS resources and services. How to fix the issue depends on whether the exposed credentials are permanent user credentials (access and secret keys) or temporary credentials obtained through the Security Token Service (STS) by assuming an IAM role.

Let's take a look at both …

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