AWS Security Token Service

Internal

• Amazon AWS
• AWS Security Concepts

Actions

sts:AssumeRole

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/STS/latest/APIReference/API_AssumeRole.html

Returns a set of temporary security credentials that can be used to access AWS resources normally might not be accessible. These temporary credentials consist of an access key ID, a secret access key, and a security token. Used in trust policies.