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AWS EC2 metadata. Check attached IAM role from EC2 instance. Get temporary credentials.
# Get IAM Role name from Instance Profile Id
curl http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/iam/info
# Get credentials
curl http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/iam/security-credentials/<role-name>
# More info
http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-instance-metadata.html
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