Network.AWS.STS.GetSessionToken

Returns a set of temporary credentials for an AWS account or IAM user. The credentials consist of an access key ID, a secret access key, and a security token. Typically, you use GetSessionToken if you want to use MFA to protect programmatic calls to specific AWS APIs like Amazon EC2 StopInstances. MFA-enabled IAM users would need to call GetSessionToken and submit an MFA code that is associated with their MFA device. Using the temporary security credentials that are returned from the call, IAM users can then make programmatic calls to APIs that require MFA authentication.

The GetSessionToken action must be called by using the long-term AWS security credentials of the AWS account or an IAM user. Credentials that are created by IAM users are valid for the duration that you specify, between 900 seconds (15 minutes) and 129600 seconds (36 hours); credentials that are created by using account credentials have a maximum duration of 3600 seconds (1 hour).

We recommend that you do not call GetSessionToken with root account credentials. Instead, follow our best practices by creating one or more IAM users, giving them the necessary permissions, and using IAM users for everyday interaction with AWS.

The permissions associated with the temporary security credentials returned by GetSessionToken are based on the permissions associated with account or IAM user whose credentials are used to call the action. If GetSessionToken is called using root account credentials, the temporary credentials have root account permissions. Similarly, if GetSessionToken is called using the credentials of an IAM user, the temporary credentials have the same permissions as the IAM user.

For more information about using GetSessionToken to create temporary credentials, go to Creating Temporary Credentials to Enable Access for IAM Users.

See: AWS API Reference for GetSessionToken.

Creating a Request

getSessionToken :: GetSessionToken

Creates a value of GetSessionToken with the minimum fields required to make a request.

Use one of the following lenses to modify other fields as desired:

• gstTokenCode
• gstDurationSeconds
• gstSerialNumber

data GetSessionToken

See: getSessionToken smart constructor.

Instances

Eq GetSessionToken

Data GetSessionToken

Read GetSessionToken

Show GetSessionToken

Generic GetSessionToken

AWSRequest GetSessionToken

ToPath GetSessionToken

ToHeaders GetSessionToken

ToQuery GetSessionToken

Typeable * GetSessionToken

type Rep GetSessionToken

type Sv GetSessionToken = STS

type Rs GetSessionToken = GetSessionTokenResponse

Request Lenses

gstTokenCode :: Lens' GetSessionToken (Maybe Text)

The value provided by the MFA device, if MFA is required. If any policy requires the IAM user to submit an MFA code, specify this value. If MFA authentication is required, and the user does not provide a code when requesting a set of temporary security credentials, the user will receive an "access denied" response when requesting resources that require MFA authentication.

gstDurationSeconds :: Lens' GetSessionToken (Maybe Natural)

The duration, in seconds, that the credentials should remain valid. Acceptable durations for IAM user sessions range from 900 seconds (15 minutes) to 129600 seconds (36 hours), with 43200 seconds (12 hours) as the default. Sessions for AWS account owners are restricted to a maximum of 3600 seconds (one hour). If the duration is longer than one hour, the session for AWS account owners defaults to one hour.

gstSerialNumber :: Lens' GetSessionToken (Maybe Text)

The identification number of the MFA device that is associated with the IAM user who is making the GetSessionToken call. Specify this value if the IAM user has a policy that requires MFA authentication. The value is either the serial number for a hardware device (such as GAHT12345678) or an Amazon Resource Name (ARN) for a virtual device (such as 'arn:aws:iam::123456789012:mfa\/user'). You can find the device for an IAM user by going to the AWS Management Console and viewing the user's security credentials.

Destructuring the Response

getSessionTokenResponse

Arguments

:: Int

gstrsStatus

-> GetSessionTokenResponse

Creates a value of GetSessionTokenResponse with the minimum fields required to make a request.

Use one of the following lenses to modify other fields as desired:

• gstrsCredentials
• gstrsStatus

data GetSessionTokenResponse

Contains the response to a successful GetSessionToken request, including temporary AWS credentials that can be used to make AWS requests.

See: getSessionTokenResponse smart constructor.

Instances

Eq GetSessionTokenResponse

Data GetSessionTokenResponse

Read GetSessionTokenResponse

Show GetSessionTokenResponse

Generic GetSessionTokenResponse

Typeable * GetSessionTokenResponse

type Rep GetSessionTokenResponse

Response Lenses

gstrsCredentials :: Lens' GetSessionTokenResponse (Maybe Credentials)

The session credentials for API authentication.

gstrsStatus :: Lens' GetSessionTokenResponse Int

The response status code.