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AWS Security Token Service (STS) GetSessionToken

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

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Java
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

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

    CkRest rest = new CkRest();

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

    // Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
    CkAuthAws authAws = new CkAuthAws();
    authAws.put_AccessKey("AWS_ACCESS_KEY");
    authAws.put_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.put_Region("us-west-2");
    authAws.put_ServiceName("sts");

    rest.SetAuthAws(authAws);

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

    String responseXml = rest.fullRequestNoBody("GET","/");
    if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        System.out.println(rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
    if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 200) {
        System.out.println("response status code = " + rest.get_ResponseStatusCode());
        System.out.println("response status text = " + rest.responseStatusText());
        System.out.println("response header: " + rest.responseHeader());
        System.out.println("response body: " + responseXml);
        return;
        }

    // Examine the successful XML response (shown below)
    CkXml xml = new CkXml();
    xml.LoadXml(responseXml);
    System.out.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:
    String GetSessionTokenResponse_xmlns = xml.getAttrValue("xmlns");
    String AccessKeyId = xml.getChildContent("GetSessionTokenResult|Credentials|AccessKeyId");
    String SecretAccessKey = xml.getChildContent("GetSessionTokenResult|Credentials|SecretAccessKey");
    String SessionToken = xml.getChildContent("GetSessionTokenResult|Credentials|SessionToken");
    String Expiration = xml.getChildContent("GetSessionTokenResult|Credentials|Expiration");
    String 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");
  }
}