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by shortj 2521 days ago
A bit tangential, but please for all that is good in this world, stop depending on static AWS IAM User keys in an integration product. https://docs.sendwithses.com/how/how-to-generate-aws-keys-fo....

You should absolutely be using cross-account roles which, with role assumption, vends ephemeral credentials when you need them. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/tutorial_cr...

A compromise of your vault (and hopefully not remote code execution) means the attacker at least can't blast a billion emails out at someone elses expense.