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CLI

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TLDR

The AWS CLI can be used to create, change or delete ressources and services in AWS Via Command Line. Its often for automation purposes.

Access Keys

  • Authentification for CLI Commands
  • Can be generated by user for an IAM User and inherits that users permissions (the CLI will act as if was that user)
  • Access Key ID: Username
  • Secret Access Key: PW
  • Need to specifiy correct region
# set access key once for all future CLI commands
aws configure

SDK

  • Code library to do the same actions as CLI
  • Avaiable for most common programming languages, also for Iot and mobile sdk

Run Command

  • used for EC2
  • use sdk or cli to request a command to be run on an EC2
  • skips ssh