curl http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/iam/security-credentials/MyAppRole
While this mechanism is incredibly convenient, the IP address 169.254.169.254 has become infamous in the cybersecurity world due to .
The attacker uses these credentials to gain access to other AWS services (e.g., S3, RDS) using the AWS CLI or SDK. How to Prevent Metadata Exposure (IMDSv2)
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