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setting-up-ec2-instance-profiles

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Grant EC2 least-privilege with instance roles.

Legal & Compliance#ec2#least privilege#credential management#security best practices#iam roles#instance profile#imds v2
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Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps you avoid hardcoded AWS credentials on EC2 by configuring IAM roles and instance profiles so your instance can securely access required AWS services using temporary credentials.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • IAM role + instance profile lifecycle: Create or reuse an IAM role, attach least-privilege permissions, create an instance profile, and associate it with a target EC2 instance.
  • Least-privilege permission planning: Recommend scoped actions per requested service (e.g., S3, DynamoDB, SQS, CloudWatch Logs) and steer you away from overly broad FullAccess policies.
  • Credential verification via IMDSv2: Provide explicit in-instance test steps to confirm the role can be assumed and credentials are available through the Instance Metadata Service.

Quick Start

Run the procedure in the Skill to configure the IAM role, create the instance profile, attach it to your EC2 instance, and verify credentials using IMDSv2.

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Name: setting-up-ec2-instance-profiles
Download link: https://github.com/mreferre/aws-agent-toolkit-skills/archive/main.zip#setting-up-ec2-instance-profiles

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