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When this AWS "GetCallerIdentity" API Call will get triggred

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Hi Team,

I doing some analysis to find out the operation that invokes the AWS API method GetCallerIdentity", will get triggered As per the cloud trail i could see these information . "eventSource": "sts.amazonaws.com", "eventName": "GetCallerIdentity",

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GetCallerIdentity is invoked by various operations and tools that need to verify the identity of the caller for security, logging, and authorization purposes. By analyzing the CloudTrail logs and correlating them with application logs, you can identify the specific operations that triggered these API calls.

Sources where you can read about this AWS STS GetCallerIdentity API Documentation: -
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/STS/latest/APIReference/API_GetCallerIdentity.html

AWS CloudTrail User Guide: Logging AWS STS API Calls with AWS CloudTrail :- https://docs.aws.amazon.com/STS/latest/APIReference/welcome.html

AWS IAM Documentation: AWS Identity and Access Management :- https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/introduction.html

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