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Temporary AWS Access Key ID

Service Name: Amazon Web Services

Service Description: Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a comprehensive cloud platform offering over 200 fully featured services from data centers globally. Temporary AWS Access Keys are short-term credentials that provide temporary access to AWS resources.

Service Address: https://aws.amazon.com/

Validation Type: -

IP Allow list: Does not exist

Secret Access Scope: Grants temporary programmatic access to AWS resources with permissions defined by the associated IAM role or policy.

Secret Revokement URL: Does not exist (temporary credentials expire automatically)

Secret Example: ASIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE

Suspicious Activity Investigation Instructions:

  • Review CloudTrail logs for unusual activity associated with the temporary credentials
  • Check for unexpected resource creation or deletion
  • Monitor for unusual API calls from unfamiliar IP addresses
  • Examine AWS Config for configuration changes during the credential validity period
  • Verify if the temporary credentials were issued through expected channels (AssumeRole, GetSessionToken)

Mitigation Instructions:

  • Temporary credentials cannot be manually revoked but will expire automatically
  • If compromise is suspected, revoke the IAM role or user that generated the temporary credentials
  • Navigate to the AWS IAM Console
  • Locate the source IAM role/user and modify its permissions or trust relationships
  • Consider rotating any permanent credentials that might have been used to generate the temporary ones
  • Update security policies to reduce the maximum session duration for temporary credentials
  • Enable AWS CloudTrail to monitor for suspicious credential usage