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The Secure Token Service (STS) enables you to request temporary credentials for IAM users or for other users that are externally authenticated (SAML).
ECS IAM supports the following two STS APIs:
Note: The temporary credentials from the AssumeRole and AssumeRoleWithSAML APIs consist of an access key ID, secret access key, and a session token. These temporary credentials cannot be revoked.