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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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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.AuthAws;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Rest;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Xml;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        Rest rest = new Rest();

        // 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;
        rest.connect("sts.us-west-2.amazonaws.com", port, bTls, bAutoReconnect);

        // Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
        AuthAws authAws = new AuthAws();
        authAws.setAccessKey("AWS_ACCESS_KEY");
        authAws.setSecretKey("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.setRegion("us-west-2");
        authAws.setServiceName("sts");

        rest.setAuthAws(authAws);

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

        String responseXml;
        try {
            responseXml = rest.fullRequestNoBody("GET", "/");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

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

        // Examine the successful XML response (shown below)
        Xml xml = new Xml();
        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..
        xml.saveXml("qa_data/tokens/aws_session_token.xml");
    }
}