(Go) AWS Security Token Service (STS) GetSessionToken

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Returns a set of temporary credentials for an AWS account or IAM user.

For more information, see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/STS/latest/APIReference/API_GetSessionToken.html

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    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    rest := chilkat.NewRest()

    // Connect to the Amazon AWS REST server.
    // such as https://sts.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/
    bTls := true
    port := 443
    bAutoReconnect := true
    success := rest.Connect("sts.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)

    // Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
    authAws := chilkat.NewAuthAws()
    authAws.SetAccessKey("AWS_ACCESS_KEY")
    authAws.SetSecretKey("AWS_SECRET_KEY")
    // the region should match our URL above..
    // See https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_temp_enable-regions.html
    authAws.SetRegion("us-west-2")
    authAws.SetServiceName("sts")

    rest.SetAuthAws(authAws)

    rest.AddQueryParam("Version","2011-06-15")
    rest.AddQueryParam("Action","GetSessionToken")
    rest.AddQueryParam("DurationSeconds","3600")

    responseXml := rest.FullRequestNoBody("GET","/")
    if rest.LastMethodSuccess() != true {
        fmt.Println(rest.LastErrorText())
        rest.DisposeRest()
        authAws.DisposeAuthAws()
        return
    }

    // A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
    if rest.ResponseStatusCode() != 200 {
        fmt.Println("response status code = ", rest.ResponseStatusCode())
        fmt.Println("response status text = ", rest.ResponseStatusText())
        fmt.Println("response header: ", rest.ResponseHeader())
        fmt.Println("response body: ", *responseXml)
        rest.DisposeRest()
        authAws.DisposeAuthAws()
        return
    }

    // Examine the successful XML response (shown below)
    xml := chilkat.NewXml()
    xml.LoadXml(*responseXml)
    fmt.Println(*xml.GetXml())

    // Sample response:

    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    // <GetSessionTokenResponse xmlns="https://sts.amazonaws.com/doc/2011-06-15/">
    //     <GetSessionTokenResult>
    //         <Credentials>
    //             <AccessKeyId>AS........T4N</AccessKeyId>
    //             <SecretAccessKey>05W........ARPMr</SecretAccessKey>
    //             <SessionToken>IQoJb3J........llpIMI=</SessionToken>
    //             <Expiration>2022-09-07T00:22:51Z</Expiration>
    //         </Credentials>
    //     </GetSessionTokenResult>
    //     <ResponseMetadata>
    //         <RequestId>8bad22cc-1c55-4265-a010-45d139359404</RequestId>
    //     </ResponseMetadata>
    // </GetSessionTokenResponse>

    // Sample parse code:
    GetSessionTokenResponse_xmlns := xml.GetAttrValue("xmlns")
    AccessKeyId := xml.GetChildContent("GetSessionTokenResult|Credentials|AccessKeyId")
    SecretAccessKey := xml.GetChildContent("GetSessionTokenResult|Credentials|SecretAccessKey")
    SessionToken := xml.GetChildContent("GetSessionTokenResult|Credentials|SessionToken")
    Expiration := xml.GetChildContent("GetSessionTokenResult|Credentials|Expiration")
    RequestId := xml.GetChildContent("ResponseMetadata|RequestId")

    // Save the session token XML to a file for use by another Chilkat example..
    success = xml.SaveXml("qa_data/tokens/aws_session_token.xml")

    rest.DisposeRest()
    authAws.DisposeAuthAws()
    xml.DisposeXml()