Obtain a temporary authorization token

You can obtain a temporary authorization token for an instance RAM role. The token is updated on a regular basis and allows you to use the permissions and resources granted to the RAM role.

1. Connect to an ECS instance from a remote client. For more information, see Overview.
2. Obtain a temporary authorization token for an instance RAM role. The name of the instance RAM role is EcsRamRoleDocumentTesting.
   • For Linux instances, run the following command:

     curl http://100.100.100.200/latest/meta-data/Ram/security-credentials/EcsRamRoleDocumentTesting

   • For Linux instances, run the following PowerShell command:

     Invoke-RestMethod http://100.100.100.200/latest/meta-data/Ram/security-credentials/EcsRamRoleDocumentTesting

   Example of a temporary authorization token obtained:

   {
      "AccessKeyId" : "<yourAccessKeyId>",
      "AccessKeySecret" : "<yourAccessKeySecret>",
      "Expiration" : "2017-11-01T05:20:01Z",
      "SecurityToken" : "<yourSecurityToken>",
      "LastUpdated" : "2017-10-31T23:20:01Z",
      "Code" : "Success"
   }