AWS CLI get rid of credentials file

Question

Hello, We need to get rid of situation that we need to store our access keys in PC memory ( on a disk, not the RAM ), because of that we cannot use `credentials` file that is created by AWS CLI command `aws configure`. Someone knows any work around for this? maybe somehow we can send "access keys" directly with the commands that we run?

Accepted Answer

See: [Environment variables to configure the AWS CLI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-configure-envvars.html)

Answer

Hey there,

[This](https://github.com/99designs/aws-vault) isn't an AWS solution, but one that you may find interesting.

As for more 'native' solutions to the AWS CLI, you can go down the route of Environment Variables, as previously mentioned by another user. On the matter of your idea of passing the Access Key and Secret Key along with each command, I only know that you can do this in AWS Tools for PowerShell. I cannot see anything in the [AWS CLI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/index.html#cli-aws) which would indicate that you can do the same in it.

Answer

Have you considered the AWS Secrets Manager?   Would that be a good fit for your particular situation?

AWS CLI get rid of credentials file

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