install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install aws-sso-cli

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#aws-sso-cli

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/aw/aws-sso-cli/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/aws-sso-cli

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/aws-sso-cli.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Securely manage AWS API credentials using AWS SSO

Project links

Commands and aliases

aws-sso

history

Project history and usage

AWS SSO CLI is a Go command-line tool for AWS IAM Identity Center users who want a more ergonomic and more security-focused alternative to the stock AWS CLI SSO workflow. The project describes itself as a secure replacement for the `aws configure sso` wizard, with role selection, interactive search, profile generation, browser console helpers, and encrypted token storage.

Project history

The public repository was created in May 2021 and early GitHub releases began with v1.0.0 in July 2021. It arrived after AWS CLI v2 added native SSO support, but focused on organizations with many accounts and many IAM roles, where plain AWS CLI profiles can become cumbersome.

The project evolved around two package-nerd concerns: a single static Go binary with official release artifacts, and a configuration model that could coexist with standard AWS CLI profile files. The documentation notes a move to XDG-style state under `~/.config/aws-sso` in v1.17.0 while keeping `~/.aws-sso` compatibility.

Adoption history

Homebrew carries `aws-sso-cli` in homebrew-core, and the project documentation names Homebrew as a first-class installation path. Its GitHub repository metadata showed hundreds of stars and forks in June 2026, and Homebrew analytics showed hundreds of 30-day installs, indicating use beyond a single organization without making it a default AWS tool.

Adoption has tracked the AWS IAM Identity Center transition: the README explicitly notes that AWS SSO was renamed IAM Identity Center, while the underlying config fields and APIs still use SSO terminology. That made the package useful during the long period when project names, AWS docs, and API names did not all say the same thing.

How it is used

Typical use is `aws-sso` for guided setup, `aws-sso exec` or shell helpers to export short-lived STS credentials, and generated entries in `~/.aws/config` for tools that already understand AWS named profiles. The README emphasizes encrypted storage for AWS SSO client secrets, access tokens, and CLI cache credentials.

The tool is most relevant for developers who switch across many AWS accounts and roles, especially when the AWS web console and CLI both need fast profile switching.

Why package nerds care

For package maintainers, AWS SSO CLI is an example of a post-AWS-CLI-v2 helper that did not just wrap `aws sso login`; it packaged a more opinionated identity workflow as one cross-platform Go binary. The Homebrew formula tracks upstream release tags, while upstream also publishes binary, RPM, and DEB artifacts.

Timeline

2021-05: Public GitHub repository created.
2021-07: v1.0.0 prerelease published on GitHub.
2021-10: v1.2.0 published as a non-prerelease GitHub release.
2026-06: v2.3.1 published; Homebrew stable version tracked v2.3.1.

Related projects

The README compares AWS SSO CLI to `aws-vault`, noting overlap in secure credential handling but a stronger focus on IAM Identity Center instead of long-term API keys.
`aws-sso-util` and `aws2-wrap` solve adjacent AWS SSO workflow gaps, especially profile generation, credential_process integration, or tools that lagged native SSO support.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for aws-sso-cli. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.config/aws-sso/config.yaml~/.aws-sso/config.yaml~/.aws/config

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.aws/sso/cache/botocore-client-id-<region>.json~/.aws/sso/cache/<random>.json~/.aws/cli/cache/<random>.json~/.aws/credentials

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`aws-sso`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version2.3.1

manager updated2026-06-20

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv2.3.1

https://github.com/synfinatic/aws-sso-cli

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:aws-sso-cli
Version	2.3.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/aws-sso-cli
Homepage	https://synfinatic.github.io/aws-sso-cli/
Repository	https://github.com/synfinatic/aws-sso-cli
Upstream docs	https://github.com/synfinatic/aws-sso-cli#readme
License	GPL-3.0-only
Source archive	https://github.com/synfinatic/aws-sso-cli/archive/refs/tags/v2.3.1.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-20T15:03:30Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	aws-sso-cli
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

aws-sso-cli

nix profile install nixpkgs#aws-sso-cli

normalized package name match
Matched by: Aws Sso Cli

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/aw/aws-sso-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

main/aws-sso-cli

scoop install main/aws-sso-cli

normalized package name match
Matched by: Aws Sso Cli

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/aws-sso-cli.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/aws-sso-cli.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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