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: Temporary access keys, secret keys, and session tokens. Retrieve security credentials from instance metadata

If the EC2 instance has an IAM role attached, a GET request to that URL lists all available role names. Appending a role name, e.g., /security-credentials/MyRole , returns a JSON document containing: : Temporary access keys, secret keys, and session tokens

Block requests containing link-local addresses ( 169.254.0.0/16 ) and loopback addresses ( 127.0.0.1 ). : Temporary access keys

These credentials are temporary and rotate regularly, enhancing security by minimizing the window of opportunity for misuse. creds["Token"]) Once enforced

print(creds["AccessKeyId"], creds["SecretAccessKey"], creds["Token"])

Once enforced, any curl without the token will receive a 401 - Unauthorized response.