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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

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install rolesanywhere-credential-helper

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#aws-signing-helper

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/aw/aws-signing-helper/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Manages getting temporary security credentials from IAM Roles Anywhere

Commands and aliases

  • aws_signing_helper

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

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

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

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

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

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

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix
~/.aws/credentials
Windows
%USERPROFILE%\.aws\credentials

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
aws_signing_helperexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03
manager version1.8.4
manager updated2026-07-27
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:rolesanywhere-credential-helper
Version1.8.4
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/aws/rolesanywhere-credential-helper
Repositoryhttps://github.com/aws/rolesanywhere-credential-helper
Last updated2026-07-27T19:03:02+02:00
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix92%

aws-signing-helper

nix profile install nixpkgs#aws-signing-helper
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Aws Signing Helper
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · 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

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

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