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AWS SDK for JavaScript and AWS SDK for Python (Boto3) . 2. AWS Step Functions Callback

This decoded URL appears to point to a file path on a local machine, specifically: callback-url-file-3A-2F-2F-2Fhome-2F-2A-2F.aws-2Fcredentials

Never store hardcoded credentials in ~/.aws/credentials on production servers. Instead, use IAM Roles for EC2 or ECS Task Roles . This allows the application to retrieve temporary, self-rotating credentials from the Instance Metadata Service (IMDS). AWS SDK for JavaScript and AWS SDK for Python (Boto3)

[default] aws_access_key_id = YOUR_ACCESS_KEY aws_secret_access_key = YOUR_SECRET_KEY in an error message

: If the application is vulnerable, it will read the contents of that file and return them in its response (e.g., in an error message, a generated PDF, or a preview window), exposing the aws_access_key_id aws_secret_access_key Amazon AWS Documentation Security Risks & Impact