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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install aws-sso-util

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#aws-sso-util

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

overview

Package summary

Smooth out the rough edges of AWS SSO (temporarily, until AWS makes it better)

Project links

Commands and aliases

aws-sso-util

history

Project history and usage

`aws-sso-util` is a Python CLI and support library for AWS IAM Identity Center. Its README frames the project as a temporary smoothing layer over rough edges in AWS SSO, especially configuration, login/logout, SDK support, identifier lookup, and CloudFormation administration.

Project history

The public repository was created in May 2020, during the period when AWS CLI v2 support for SSO was still maturing. The README says the package superseded `aws-sso-credential-process`, preserving that earlier credential_process idea while expanding into a broader toolbox.

The repository later lived under the `61418` GitHub organization while PyPI and Homebrew metadata still expose the older `benkehoe/aws-sso-util` homepage URL. GitHub and raw README access redirect to the `61418/aws-sso-util` repository, which is the official repository URL returned here.

Adoption history

The project reached PyPI and Homebrew, with Homebrew packaging version 4.33.0 from PyPI and reporting modest 30-day formula installs in June 2026. GitHub repository metadata showed more than a thousand stars, which is substantial for an AWS SSO niche utility.

Its adoption niche is administrators and developers who need to generate many AWS config profiles, diagnose Identity Center access, or bridge SDKs and tools that understand `credential_process` but not every SSO-era config shape.

How it is used

Common commands include `aws-sso-util configure populate` to generate profiles in `~/.aws/config`, `aws-sso-util login` to log into Identity Center without binding the action to a single account-role profile, and `aws-sso-util credential-process` for SDKs that need an external credential provider.

The project also includes `aws-sso-lib`, exposing programmatic Identity Center login and boto3 session helpers for Python users.

Why package nerds care

For package nerds, `aws-sso-util` is interesting because it is both an end-user CLI and a Python library split into CLI and lib release tracks. It also records a transitional moment when AWS SSO support was present but uneven across SDKs, CLIs, IaC tools, and administrative APIs.

Timeline

2020-05: Public GitHub repository created.
2020-11: PyPI shows aws-sso-util 2.10.0 uploaded.
2022-01: CLI v4.27 and lib v1.10 releases published on GitHub.
2024-06: CLI v4.33 / aws-sso-util 4.33.0 released.

Related projects

`aws-sso-credential-process` is the predecessor named by the README.
`aws-sso-lib` is the bundled Python library for programmatic Identity Center authentication.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for aws-sso-util. 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.
Installs with 4 runtime 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: ~/.aws/config

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`aws-sso-util`	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 version4.33.0

manager updated2026-07-04

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/61418/aws-sso-util

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/61418/aws-sso-utilnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:aws-sso-util
Version	4.33.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/aws-sso-util
Homepage	https://github.com/61418/aws-sso-util
Repository	https://github.com/61418/aws-sso-util
Upstream docs	https://github.com/61418/aws-sso-util#readme
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/4f/64/f00272ecbc60703d0f1a3b17ab75d893c05ec5d60b0e6e9d59ef9b8b9c61/aws_sso_util-4.33.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-04T23:31:44+09:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	certifi, libyaml, python@3.14, rpds-py
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-util
Version Scheme	0
Revision	8
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-util

nix profile install nixpkgs#aws-sso-util

normalized package name match
Matched by: Aws Sso Util

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source trail

Generated from repository data

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Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/aws-sso-util.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
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package relationship graph
package version freshness
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