AWS Get Parameter

Tl;DR;

Download the executable here.

Get a Single Param

wget https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/kloudcover-tools/binaries/ssm_get_parameter
chmod +x ssm_get_parameter

# If running alpine linux, run `apk add ca-certificates`
export MY_SECRET=$(./ssm_get_parameter --name /dev/my-secret)

echo $MY_SECRET
# SECRET

Get all params in a path and set as ENV vars

# Get the executable
wget https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/kloudcover-tools/binaries/ssm_get_parameter
chmod +x ssm_get_parameter

# If running alpine linux, run `apk add ca-certificates`

# set all vars in a path
eval $(./ssm_get_parameter --path /<secret-path>)
echo $SECRET_PATH_RESULT_1
/# secret1
echo $SECRET_PATH_RESULT_2
/# secret2

Flags

Flag Name	Default	Description
--region	us-west-2	AWS Region to get Param from
--name	None	The SSM parameter name
--path	None	The SSM parameter path

Why?

Sometimes you inherit legacy software or have to shim in secrets because people don't think about storing them securely when making apps. This binary allows you to add that functionality in a shell script so that you can enable this functionality in your deployable.