aws sts
Security Token Service (STS) allows to request temporary credentials for (IAM) users or federated users. More information: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/sts/.
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Get temporary security credentials to access specific AWS resources:
aws sts assume-role --role-arn {{aws_role_arn}}
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Get an IAM user or role whose credentials are used to call the operation:
aws sts get-caller-identity
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