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AWS ECS/Fargate Secretless Authentication

AWS ECS and Fargate support secretless authentication using IAM task roles and task execution roles.

Overview​

ECS tasks and Fargate services automatically receive temporary AWS credentials through IAM roles. This enables:

  • No Access Keys: Automatic credential provisioning
  • Task-Level Identity: Each task has its own IAM role
  • Temporary Credentials: Automatic rotation
  • Cross-Account Access: Assume roles in other accounts

Key Capabilities​

  • IAM task roles for application access
  • IAM execution roles for ECS agent operations
  • Temporary credential management
  • Integration with AWS services

Contributing​

This page is a placeholder. We need your help to create comprehensive documentation!

What we need:

  • Complete guide for ECS/Fargate task roles
  • Task and execution role configuration
  • Cross-account access patterns
  • Integration with ECR authentication
  • Service-to-service authentication
  • Best practices for role policies
  • Troubleshooting credential issues
  • Integration guides (e.g., ecs-to-s3, fargate-to-dynamodb)

How to contribute:

Resources​