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    AWS EC2 Instance Metadata

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    This document provides information about accessing metadata from an Amazon EC2 instance. It notes that the URL http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/ will return the instance's IPv4 address, host name, and instance ID. The URL http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/iam/ will return credentials for the IAM role associated with the instance. Additional metadata about security credentials and policies can also be accessed through this URL.

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    This document provides information about accessing metadata from an Amazon EC2 instance. It notes that the URL http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/ will return the instance's IPv4 address, host name, and instance ID. The URL http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/iam/ will return credentials for the IAM role associated with the instance. Additional metadata about security credentials and policies can also be accessed through this URL.

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    This document provides information about accessing metadata from an Amazon EC2 instance. It notes that the URL http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/ will return the instance's IPv4 address, host name, and instance ID. The URL http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/iam/ will return credentials for the IAM role associated with the instance. Additional metadata about security credentials and policies can also be accessed through this URL.

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    AWS EC2 Instance Metadata

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    This document provides information about accessing metadata from an Amazon EC2 instance. It notes that the URL http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/ will return the instance's IPv4 address, host name, and instance ID. The URL http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/iam/ will return credentials for the IAM role associated with the instance. Additional metadata about security credentials and policies can also be accessed through this URL.

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    /latest/user-data/
    script

    /latest/dynamic/
    169.254.169.245/latest/meta-data/ ( Last
    Slash Matters )
    Will Get the IPv4, Host
    Name, Instance ID etc

    /info Less Known Feature


    append that to the url
    Will Give you /meta-data/iam/ To Get the Credentials
    and you will get the AWS EC2 Instance
    IP to remember
    Gives Id,Pass and Token JSON which has the Will List the Role /security-credentials Metadata Lets to know about the
    credentials and much machine with NO IAM
    Can be hit only from
    more Role
    EC2 Intances

    Can Get the Policy


    Name but not the Policy Using This
    Itself

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