Cloud and security

Install the AWS CLI and sign in

The aws command, set up with your access keys or AWS SSO.

Install the AWS CLI
Terminal
```
brew install awscli
```
Sign in
Terminal
```
aws configure
```
Paste an access key ID and secret from the AWS console (IAM). Using AWS SSO at work? Run aws configure sso instead.

Check it worked

Check who you're signed in as
Terminal
```
aws sts get-caller-identity
```

Undo it

Uninstall and remove saved keys
Terminal
```
brew uninstall awscli && rm -rf ~/.aws
```

Install the AWS CLINeeds sudo

Terminal · Ubuntu / Debian

curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-x86_64.zip" -o awscliv2.zip
unzip awscliv2.zip
sudo ./aws/install

On an ARM machine, change x86_64 to aarch64.

Sign in
Terminal · Ubuntu / Debian
```
aws configure
```
Paste an access key ID and secret from the AWS console (IAM). Using AWS SSO at work? Run aws configure sso instead.

Check it worked

Check who you're signed in as
Terminal · Ubuntu / Debian
```
aws sts get-caller-identity
```

Undo it

Uninstall and remove saved keysNeeds sudo

Terminal · Ubuntu / Debian

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/aws-cli /usr/local/bin/aws /usr/local/bin/aws_completer ~/.aws

Install the AWS CLI
PowerShell
```
winget install Amazon.AWSCLI
```
Close and reopen PowerShell afterwards.
Sign in
PowerShell
```
aws configure
```
Paste an access key ID and secret from the AWS console (IAM). Using AWS SSO at work? Run aws configure sso instead.

Check it worked

Check who you're signed in as
PowerShell
```
aws sts get-caller-identity
```

Undo it

Uninstall and remove saved keys

PowerShell

winget uninstall Amazon.AWSCLI; Remove-Item -Recurse "$env:USERPROFILE\.aws"