Fetch-url-http-3a-2f-2f169.254.169.254-2flatest-2fmeta Data-2fiam-2fsecurity Credentials-2f [2021] (2026)

like public and private IP addresses.

The purpose of this URL is to allow AWS EC2 instances to fetch temporary security credentials that are associated with an IAM role. When an EC2 instance is launched, it can be assigned an IAM role. This IAM role defines what AWS resources the instance can access. Instead of having to manage and embed long-term credentials on the instance, AWS provides temporary security credentials through this metadata service. like public and private IP addresses

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: These credentials are used for applications running on EC2 instances to securely access other AWS services without needing to store long-term credentials on the instance. like public and private IP addresses

The benefits of using this URL include:

http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/iam/security-credentials/ like public and private IP addresses