# Install rolesanywhere-credential-helper with Homebrew, Nix

Manages getting temporary security credentials from IAM Roles Anywhere. Version 1.8.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-27. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#aws-signing-helper.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:rolesanywhere-credential-helper
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install rolesanywhere-credential-helper
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#aws-signing-helper
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/aw/aws-signing-helper/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:rolesanywhere-credential-helper
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rolesanywhere-credential-helper>
- **Version:** 1.8.4
- **Source summary:** Manages getting temporary security credentials from IAM Roles Anywhere
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/aws/rolesanywhere-credential-helper>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/aws/rolesanywhere-credential-helper>
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/aws/rolesanywhere-credential-helper/archive/refs/tags/v1.8.4.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-27T19:03:02+02:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Executables

- aws_signing_helper (cli)
- aws_signing_helper (alias)

## Build dependencies

- go

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-04
- Package-manager version: 1.8.4
- Package-manager updated: 2026-07-27
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/aws/rolesanywhere-credential-helper
- Upstream latest detected: v1.8.4 (current)

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for rolesanywhere-credential-helper. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.



## Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.


## Configuration files

- Unix: ~/.aws/config
- Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.aws\config

## Credential files

- Unix: ~/.aws/credentials
- Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.aws\credentials
## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** rolesanywhere-credential-helper
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - aws-signing-helper: installed executable or alias match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/aw/aws-signing-helper/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Related links

- [Cloud CLI packages](https://pkg.so/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure command family.
- [Source-control packages](https://pkg.so/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family.
- [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Networking and protocol packages](https://pkg.so/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata.
- [go](https://pkg.so/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [aws-keychain](https://pkg.so/brew/aws-keychain/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: aws, cli, credentials, iam, security.
- [aws-vault](https://pkg.so/brew/aws-vault/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: aws, cli, credentials, security.
- [aws-rotate-key](https://pkg.so/brew/aws-rotate-key/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: aws, cli, credentials, iam, security.
- [granted](https://pkg.so/brew/granted/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: aws, cli, credentials, security.
- [cloudsplaining](https://pkg.so/brew/cloudsplaining/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: aws, cli, iam, security.
- [policy_sentry](https://pkg.so/brew/policy-sentry/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: aws, cli, iam, security.
- [trailscraper](https://pkg.so/brew/trailscraper/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: aws, cli, iam, security.
- [principalmapper](https://pkg.so/brew/principalmapper/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: aws, cli, iam, security.
- [aws-spiffe-workload-helper](https://pkg.so/brew/aws-spiffe-workload-helper/) - Security-sensitive metadata or terminology overlaps. Shared terms: anywhere, aws, cli, credential, credentials.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/rolesanywhere-credential-helper.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/rolesanywhere-credential-helper.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- package version freshness
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph