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24 alternatives to Stop Putting AWS Credentials in GitHub Secrets

Greetings! I've created a GitHub action that works that allows GitHub Actions to exchange a GitHub token for AWS Access Credentials. I've cultivated a few examples of it in action: https://github.com/saml-to/aws-assume-role-action-examples I've always found management of AWS Credentials has been a pain. So this setting up this Action works like this: 1) A SAML Identity Provider is created in AWS 2) A Role in AWS is set up to trust that Identity Provider 3) A config file is added to the repository indicating which role can be assumed 4) The GitHub Action exchanges the Repo…

Stop Putting AWS Credentials in GitHub Secrets is a GitHub Action that exchanges GitHub tokens for AWS access credentials without storing AWS credentials in repository secrets. It uses SAML identity federation to… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 2 we have checked on their own sites, 2 of them free or with a free tier. Stop Putting AWS Credentials in GitHub Secrets launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Saml.to: I've Turned GitHub into a SAML Identity Provider▲23

   Assume AWS roles from the command line, GitHub Actions and Codespaces.

   2022 · saml.to · its alternatives →

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   Managed GitHub Actions Runners for AWS▲117

   Hey HN! I'm Jacob, one of the founders of Depot (https://depot.dev), a build service for Docker images, and I'm excited to show what we’ve been working on for the past few months: run GitHub Actions jobs in AWS, orchestrated by Depot! Here's a video demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX5Z-k1mGc8, and here’s our blog post: https://depot.dev/blog/depot-github-actions-runners. While GitHub Actions is one of the most prevalent CI providers, Actions is slow, for a few reasons: GitHub uses underpowered CPUs, network throughput for cache and the…

   2024 · its alternatives →

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   Get AWS Credentials in GitHub Codespaces▲25

   hey everyone I've written a devcontainer feature that allows you to get AWS credentials for a role in GitHub Codespaces. No copy paste of AWS tokens needed! Let me know what you think!

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   GitHub Actions▲626

   Automate your workflow from idea to production

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Encrypted Git hosting should be easy▲99

   encrypted git on s3. Contribute to nathants/git-remote-aws development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Publish from GitHub Actions using multi-factor authentication▲72

   The backstory about this GitHub Action: I discussed with an open-source maintainer why they publish npm packages from their local machine and do not use CI/CD pipelines. They said publishing should require human intervention and want to continue using multi-factor authentication to publish to the npm registry. This led to building the wait-for-secrets GitHub Action. It prints a URL in the build log and waits for secrets to be entered using a browser. Once entered, the workflow continues, and secrets can be used in future steps. The latest release of "eslint-plugin-react" to the npm…

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   WarpBuildfree tier, from $0.003/mo▲195

   10x cheaper Github actions in your AWS account

   2024 · warpbuild.com · its alternatives →

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   AWS credentials management CLI tool▲24

   POC Nathan Accacio. Contribute to iamarkadyt/aws-auth development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   1Password Developer Tools▲105

   Develop faster, eliminate complexity, protect your secrets

   2022 · 1password.com · its alternatives →

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    A password manager using Keybase for encryption and storage▲172

    A secret manager backed by Keybase and KBFS. Contribute to kbsecret/kbsecret development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Git credential helper using OAuth in browser▲73

    I authenticate to many Git hosts from many machines and got tired of generating and copying personal access tokens. With credential helper git-credential-oauth, there are no personal access tokens or SSH keys to configure. Instead you authenticate in browser using OAuth. Git Credential Manager (included with Git for Windows) has a similar feature but it's awkward for Linux users to install. git-credential-oauth is cross platform and packaged in many Linux distributions.

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    RunsOnfree tier, from $300/mo▲142

    10x cheaper GitHub Actions runners, self-hosted on AWS

    2024 · runs-on.com · its alternatives →

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    Use GitHub Actions to serve a serverless service▲41

    Use GitHub Actions to create a Serverless service. - gitfx/ActionServerless

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Ssh2, simplifying EC2 ssh'ing▲51

    SSH for EC2. Contribute to soheil-zz/ssh2 development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    SAML.to▲3

    Developer-friendly AWS role assumption and CLI

    2022 · saml.to · its alternatives →

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    Encrypted Communication via GitHub Using Node.js and SSH Keys▲39

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Cloud Security for AWS▲108

    Instant Security for your AWS Environments

    2023 · app.bleachcyber.com · its alternatives →

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    Managing SSH Access to AWS EC2 Instances Using SSM▲131

    SSH over AWS SSM. No bastions or public-facing instances. SSH user management through IAM. No requirement to store SSH keys locally or on server. - elpy1/ssh-over-ssm

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Easily assume AWS roles from the terminal▲7

    Easily assume AWS roles in your terminal. Contribute to remind101/assume-role development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    discharge▲125

    A simple way to deploy static websites to Amazon S3 💻

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Vault on AWS – A Terraform Project for Secrets Management Anywhere▲21

    A secure HashiCorp Vault for secrets, tokens, keys, passwords, and more. Automated deployment with Terraform on AWS. Configurable options for security and scalability. Usable with any applications and services hosted anywhere. - jcolemorrison/vault-on-aws

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Movicorn▲105

    Move to AWS with one click

    2022 · movicorn.com · its alternatives →

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    Enabling SSH Access Control Using GitHub Repo Permissions (No Key File)▲10

    Enabling SSH Access Control Using Github Repo Permissions (No Key File) - shaylevi2/githubssh

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Encrypt your home-lab server disks using AWS Key Management Service▲39

    Encrypt your on-premise server disks and save the keys in the cloud securely - randomvariable/kms-cryptsetup

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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