aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A GitHub Action that configures AWS credential environment variables for use in subsequent workflow steps. It supports OIDC federation for keyless temporary credentials as well as other authentication methods.

Use cases

• authenticate to aws in github actions workflows
• assume an iam role from ci without long-lived keys
• set up oidc federation between github and aws
• configure aws credentials environment variables in ci
• deploy to aws from github actions
• use temporary credentials in github workflows

When to choose

• your CI runs on GitHub Actions and needs AWS access
• you want keyless OIDC authentication instead of stored access keys
• you need to assume IAM roles with temporary credentials in workflows

When to avoid

• your CI is not GitHub Actions and you need a general-purpose credential helper
• you need a standalone CLI for local AWS authentication (use AWS CLI or aws-vault instead)

Facets

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