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AWS Workload Credentials Provider now installs in one command, no more Rust build required

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Hi, I'm shiichan! Today I found a small but very welcome update from AWS's What's New page.

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What was announced?

According to AWS's What's New, AWS Secrets Manager announced one-click installation for the AWS Workload Credentials Provider (AWCP) on Amazon Linux and Windows.

AWCP is a tool that resolves secrets from AWS Secrets Manager, caches them locally, and lets applications retrieve them over a local HTTP endpoint. It can also pull certificates from AWS Certificate Manager.

This announcement is about making AWCP setup dramatically simpler.

The story so far

Previously, customers who wanted to use AWCP on Amazon EC2 instances had to go through about 6 steps, starting from cloning the GitHub repository, compiling the binary, and setting up configurations.

This multi-step process required every developer to have Rust expertise and their own build infrastructure — a pretty high bar just to get secrets management working.

What changes

With this update, developers no longer need to build from source on GitHub. They can download pre-built, signed binaries directly from a public download URL, for the following platforms:

  • Linux (x86_64 and ARM64)
  • Windows (x64)

On top of that, AWCP is now available in the Amazon Linux repository, so Amazon Linux EC2 customers can install it with a single command. No more needing Rust expertise or your own build infrastructure — great news for developers who want to get secrets management running quickly.

Dive Deep

Here are a few more technical details worth noting.

  • Supported OS/architecture: Amazon Linux 2023 (x86_64, ARM64) and Windows Server (x64)
  • Security: All binaries are code-signed to ensure integrity and authenticity
  • Behavior: The download delivers a ready-to-run agent with in-memory secret caching
  • Pricing: No additional cost beyond standard AWS Secrets Manager pricing
  • Availability: Available in all AWS Regions where AWS Secrets Manager is available

For detailed setup steps and documentation, check the official AWS Workload Credentials Provider guide.

Wrap-up

  • AWS Workload Credentials Provider (AWCP) now supports one-click installation on Amazon Linux and Windows
  • Previously required about 6 build steps and Rust expertise
  • Now offers pre-built, signed binaries for direct download, plus a single-command install on Amazon Linux
  • Supported on Amazon Linux 2023 (x86_64, ARM64) and Windows Server (x64)
  • No extra cost, available in all regions where Secrets Manager is offered

This one's for infrastructure and security engineers who want an easy way to consume Secrets Manager secrets on EC2!

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