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brew install okta-awscli

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overview

Package summary

Okta authentication for awscli

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Commands and aliases

okta-awscli

history

Project history and usage

okta-awscli is a Python command-line bridge between Okta SSO and AWS command-line credentials. It authenticates a user with Okta, obtains a SAML assertion, and exchanges that assertion for temporary AWS STS credentials that can be used by awscli, boto, boto3, and other AWS API tooling.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created on 2017-07-22. Its README positions the project as a successor-style implementation inspired by nimbusscale/okta_aws_login, with the important design difference that okta-awscli uses Okta APIs during authentication rather than scraping and parsing HTML.

Adoption history

The package sits in the long-running niche of enterprise AWS federation helpers. Okta developer forum threads from 2017 and AWS documentation for AssumeRoleWithSAML show the underlying need: organizations wanted AWS CLI access without distributing long-lived IAM user keys, using a corporate identity provider and AWS STS instead.

How it is used

Operators configure Okta and AWS profile details in a local okta-awscli configuration file, then run the executable to populate or refresh AWS credential material. The practical workflow is less about general Okta administration and more about making federated, MFA-backed AWS access feel like normal AWS CLI profile usage.

Why package nerds care

For package nerds, okta-awscli is a good example of a small package that encodes an enterprise identity pattern: browser SSO and SAML federation collapsed into a repeatable CLI credential flow. Its continued Homebrew packaging also records the era before vendor-provided AWS federation CLIs fully absorbed this use case.

Timeline

2017-07-22: The okta-awscli/okta-awscli repository was created on GitHub.
2018-2024: Public issues and packaging activity show maintenance around Okta MFA behavior, Python dependencies, macOS certificate handling, and AWS credential edge cases.
2026-07-01: GitHub repository metadata reported 314 stars, 144 forks, Python as the primary language, and Apache-2.0 licensing.

Related projects

Related tools include nimbusscale/okta_aws_login, Okta's community-supported okta-aws-cli-assume-role, and Okta's separate okta-aws-cli project. AWS STS AssumeRoleWithSAML is the underlying AWS operation that makes the pattern possible.

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security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for okta-awscli. 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 1 platform targets.
Installs with 2 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: ~/.okta-aws

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.aws/credentials~/.okta-credentials.cache

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`okta-awscli`	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 version0.5.5

manager updated2026-05-14

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/okta-awscli/okta-awscli

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install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:okta-awscli
Version	0.5.5
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/okta-awscli
Homepage	https://github.com/okta-awscli/okta-awscli
Repository	https://github.com/okta-awscli/okta-awscli
Upstream docs	https://github.com/okta-awscli/okta-awscli#readme
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/ed/2c/153d8ba330660d756fe6373fb4d1c13b99e63675570042de45aedf300bb7/okta-awscli-0.5.5.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-05-14T09:56:38Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	certifi, python@3.14
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	okta-awscli
Version Scheme	0
Revision	9
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

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combined/okta-awscli.yml

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