# 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
- **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>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-27T19:03:02+02:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- aws_signing_helper (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 1.8.4

## Security Notes

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.



## 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
## 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


## 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
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph