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AWS Security Token Service (STS) AssumeRole

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Returns a set of temporary security credentials that you can use to access AWS resources. These temporary credentials consist of an access key ID, a secret access key, and a security token. Typically, you use AssumeRole within your account or for cross-account access.

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<?php

$success = 0;

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

$rest = new COM("Chilkat.Rest");

// Connect to the Amazon AWS REST server.
// such as https://sts.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/
$bTls = 1;
$port = 443;
$bAutoReconnect = 1;
$success = $rest->Connect('sts.us-west-2.amazonaws.com',$port,$bTls,$bAutoReconnect);

// Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
$authAws = new COM("Chilkat.AuthAws");
$authAws->AccessKey = 'AWS_ACCESS_KEY';
$authAws->SecretKey = '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->Region = 'us-west-2';
$authAws->ServiceName = 'sts';

$rest->SetAuthAws($authAws);

// Sample Request
// https://sts.amazonaws.com/
// ?Version=2011-06-15
// &Action=AssumeRole
// &RoleSessionName=testAR
// &RoleArn=arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/demo
// &PolicyArns.member.1.arn=arn:aws:iam::123456789012:policy/demopolicy1
// &PolicyArns.member.2.arn=arn:aws:iam::123456789012:policy/demopolicy2
// &Policy={"Version":"2012-10-17","Statement":[{"Sid":"Stmt1",
// "Effect":"Allow","Action":"s3:*","Resource":"*"}]}
// &DurationSeconds=3600
// &Tags.member.1.Key=Project
// &Tags.member.1.Value=Pegasus
// &Tags.member.2.Key=Team
// &Tags.member.2.Value=Engineering
// &Tags.member.3.Key=Cost-Center
// &Tags.member.3.Value=12345
// &TransitiveTagKeys.member.1=Project
// &TransitiveTagKeys.member.2=Cost-Center
// &ExternalId=123ABC
// &SourceIdentity=Alice
// &AUTHPARAMS

$rest->AddQueryParam('Version','2011-06-15');
$rest->AddQueryParam('Action','AssumeRole');
$rest->AddQueryParam('DurationSeconds','3600');

$rest->AddQueryParam('RoleSessionName','testAR');
$rest->AddQueryParam('RoleArn','arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/demo');
$rest->AddQueryParam('PolicyArns.member.1.arn','arn:aws:iam::123456789012:policy/demopolicy1');
$rest->AddQueryParam('PolicyArns.member.2.arn','arn:aws:iam::123456789012:policy/demopolicy2');
$rest->AddQueryParam('Policy','{\'Version\':\'2012-10-17\',\'Statement\':[{\'Sid\':\'Stmt1\',\'Effect\':\'Allow\',\'Action\':\'s3:*\',\'Resource\':\'*\'}]}');
$rest->AddQueryParam('Tags.member.1.Key','Project');
$rest->AddQueryParam('Tags.member.1.Value','Pegasus');
$rest->AddQueryParam('Tags.member.2.Key','Team');
$rest->AddQueryParam('Tags.member.2.Value','Engineering');
$rest->AddQueryParam('Tags.member.3.Key','Cost-Center');
$rest->AddQueryParam('Tags.member.3.Value','12345');
$rest->AddQueryParam('TransitiveTagKeys.member.1','Project');
$rest->AddQueryParam('TransitiveTagKeys.member.2','Cost-Center');
$rest->AddQueryParam('ExternalId','123ABC');
$rest->AddQueryParam('SourceIdentity','Alice');

$responseXml = $rest->fullRequestNoBody('GET','/');
if ($rest->LastMethodSuccess != 1) {
    print $rest->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
if ($rest->ResponseStatusCode != 200) {
    print 'response status code = ' . $rest->ResponseStatusCode . "\n";
    print 'response status text = ' . $rest->ResponseStatusText . "\n";
    print 'response header: ' . $rest->ResponseHeader . "\n";
    print 'response body: ' . $responseXml . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Examine the successful XML response (shown below)
$xml = new COM("Chilkat.Xml");
$xml->LoadXml($responseXml);
print $xml->getXml() . "\n";

// Sample response:

// <AssumeRoleResponse xmlns="https://sts.amazonaws.com/doc/2011-06-15/">
//   <AssumeRoleResult>
//   <SourceIdentity>Alice</SourceIdentity>
//     <AssumedRoleUser>
//       <Arn>arn:aws:sts::123456789012:assumed-role/demo/TestAR</Arn>
//       <AssumedRoleId>ARO123EXAMPLE123:TestAR</AssumedRoleId>
//     </AssumedRoleUser>
//     <Credentials>
//       <AccessKeyId>ASIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE</AccessKeyId>
//       <SecretAccessKey>wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYzEXAMPLEKEY</SecretAccessKey>
//       <SessionToken>
//        AQoDYXdzEPT//////////wEXAMPLEtc764bNrC9SAPBSM22wDOk4x4HIZ8j4FZTwdQW
//        LWsKWHGBuFqwAeMicRXmxfpSPfIeoIYRqTflfKD8YUuwthAx7mSEI/qkPpKPi/kMcGd
//        QrmGdeehM4IC1NtBmUpp2wUE8phUZampKsburEDy0KPkyQDYwT7WZ0wq5VSXDvp75YU
//        9HFvlRd8Tx6q6fE8YQcHNVXAkiY9q6d+xo0rKwT38xVqr7ZD0u0iPPkUL64lIZbqBAz
//        +scqKmlzm8FDrypNC9Yjc8fPOLn9FX9KSYvKTr4rvx3iSIlTJabIQwj2ICCR/oLxBA==
//       </SessionToken>
//       <Expiration>2019-11-09T13:34:41Z</Expiration>
//     </Credentials>
//     <PackedPolicySize>6</PackedPolicySize>
//   </AssumeRoleResult>
//   <ResponseMetadata>
//     <RequestId>c6104cbe-af31-11e0-8154-cbc7ccf896c7</RequestId>
//   </ResponseMetadata>
// </AssumeRoleResponse>

// Sample parse code:

$AssumeRoleResponse_xmlns = $xml->getAttrValue('xmlns');
$SourceIdentity = $xml->getChildContent('AssumeRoleResult|SourceIdentity');
$Arn = $xml->getChildContent('AssumeRoleResult|AssumedRoleUser|Arn');
$AssumedRoleId = $xml->getChildContent('AssumeRoleResult|AssumedRoleUser|AssumedRoleId');
$AccessKeyId = $xml->getChildContent('AssumeRoleResult|Credentials|AccessKeyId');
$SecretAccessKey = $xml->getChildContent('AssumeRoleResult|Credentials|SecretAccessKey');
$SessionToken = $xml->getChildContent('AssumeRoleResult|Credentials|SessionToken');
$Expiration = $xml->getChildContent('AssumeRoleResult|Credentials|Expiration');
$PackedPolicySize = $xml->GetChildIntValue('AssumeRoleResult|PackedPolicySize');
$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');

?>