# Install aws-sso-util with Homebrew, Nix Smooth out the rough edges of AWS SSO (temporarily, until AWS makes it better). Version 4.33.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-04. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:aws-sso-util ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install aws-sso-util ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#aws-sso-util ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/aw/aws-sso-util/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:aws-sso-util - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 4.33.0 - **Source summary:** Smooth out the rough edges of AWS SSO (temporarily, until AWS makes it better) - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-04T23:31:44+09:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - aws-sso-util (cli) - aws-sso-util (alias) ## Dependencies - certifi - libyaml - python@3.14 - rpds-py ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 4.33.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-04 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/61418/aws-sso-util - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## 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 The README says the package superseded `aws-sso-credential-process`, preserving that earlier credential_process idea while expanding into a broader toolbox.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 Notes 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. ## 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 - Unix: ~/.aws/config ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - aws-sso-util: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/aw/aws-sso-util/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Cloud CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure command family. - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [amazon-ecs-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/amazon-ecs-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [aws-amplify](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aws-amplify/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [aws-cdk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aws-cdk/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [aws-console](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aws-console/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [aws-elasticbeanstalk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aws-elasticbeanstalk/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [aws-es-proxy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aws-es-proxy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [aws-google-auth](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aws-google-auth/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [aws-iam-authenticator](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aws-iam-authenticator/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [aws-shell](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aws-shell/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: aws, cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, infrastructure. - [aws-sam-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aws-sam-cli/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: aws, certifi, cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/aws-sso-util.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/aws-sso-util.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph