Deploy

AWS Credentials Best Practices

Implement these critical security measures to protect cloud credentials across your deployment workflows

Critical Best Practices

Credential Rotation

  • Automate rotation using Secrets Manager
  • Set 90-day rotation policies

Access Control

  • Implement least-privilege IAM policies
  • Use temporary credentials for EC2

Implementation Strategies

1. Infrastructure Automation

aws iam create-access-key --user-name ServiceUser \
--output json > credentials.json

Store these securely using AWS Secrets Manager and reference them via environment variables in production environments.

2. Development Security

Local Testing

Use AWS SAM and mocked credentials for local testing

CI/CD Integration

Incorporate secret scanning in GitHub Actions

3. Monitoring & Auditing

  • Enable CloudWatch for API activity logs
  • Set rotation alerts in AWS Config