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[ aws . quicksight ]

get-identity-context

Description

Retrieves the identity context for a Quick Sight user in a specified namespace, allowing you to obtain identity tokens that can be used with identity-enhanced IAM role sessions to call identity-aware APIs.

Currently, you can call the following APIs with identity-enhanced Credentials

Supported Authentication Methods

This API supports Quick Sight native users, IAM federated users, and Active Directory users. For Quick Sight users authenticated by Amazon Web Services Identity Center, see Identity Center documentation on identity-enhanced IAM role sessions .

Getting Identity-Enhanced Credentials

To obtain identity-enhanced credentials, follow these steps:

  • Call the GetIdentityContext API to retrieve an identity token for the specified user.
  • Use the identity token with the STS AssumeRole API to obtain identity-enhanced IAM role session credentials.
Usage with STS AssumeRole

The identity token returned by this API should be used with the STS AssumeRole API to obtain credentials for an identity-enhanced IAM role session. When calling AssumeRole, include the identity token in the ProvidedContexts parameter with ProviderArn set to arn:aws:iam::aws:contextProvider/QuickSight and ContextAssertion set to the identity token received from this API.

The assumed role must allow the sts:SetContext action in addition to sts:AssumeRole in its trust relationship policy. The trust policy should include both actions for the principal that will be assuming the role.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Synopsis

  get-identity-context
--aws-account-id <value>
--user-identifier <value>
[--namespace <value>]
[--session-expires-at <value>]
[--cli-input-json <value>]
[--generate-cli-skeleton <value>]
[--debug]
[--endpoint-url <value>]
[--no-verify-ssl]
[--no-paginate]
[--output <value>]
[--query <value>]
[--profile <value>]
[--region <value>]
[--version <value>]
[--color <value>]
[--no-sign-request]
[--ca-bundle <value>]
[--cli-read-timeout <value>]
[--cli-connect-timeout <value>]
[--v2-debug]

Options

--aws-account-id (string)

The ID for the Amazon Web Services account that the user whose identity context you want to retrieve is in. Currently, you use the ID for the Amazon Web Services account that contains your Quick Sight account.

--user-identifier (tagged union structure)

The identifier for the user whose identity context you want to retrieve.

Note

This is a Tagged Union structure. Only one of the following top level keys can be set: UserName, Email, UserArn.

UserName -> (string)

The name of the user that you want to get identity context for.

Email -> (string)

The email address of the user that you want to get identity context for.

UserArn -> (string)

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the user that you want to get identity context for.

Shorthand Syntax:

UserName=string,Email=string,UserArn=string

JSON Syntax:

{
  "UserName": "string",
  "Email": "string",
  "UserArn": "string"
}

--namespace (string)

The namespace of the user that you want to get identity context for. This parameter is required when the UserIdentifier is specified using Email or UserName.

--session-expires-at (timestamp)

The timestamp at which the session will expire.

--cli-input-json (string) Performs service operation based on the JSON string provided. The JSON string follows the format provided by --generate-cli-skeleton. If other arguments are provided on the command line, the CLI values will override the JSON-provided values. It is not possible to pass arbitrary binary values using a JSON-provided value as the string will be taken literally.

--generate-cli-skeleton (string) Prints a JSON skeleton to standard output without sending an API request. If provided with no value or the value input, prints a sample input JSON that can be used as an argument for --cli-input-json. If provided with the value output, it validates the command inputs and returns a sample output JSON for that command.

Global Options

--debug (boolean)

Turn on debug logging.

--endpoint-url (string)

Override command’s default URL with the given URL.

--no-verify-ssl (boolean)

By default, the AWS CLI uses SSL when communicating with AWS services. For each SSL connection, the AWS CLI will verify SSL certificates. This option overrides the default behavior of verifying SSL certificates.

--no-paginate (boolean)

Disable automatic pagination. If automatic pagination is disabled, the AWS CLI will only make one call, for the first page of results.

--output (string)

The formatting style for command output.

  • json
  • text
  • table

--query (string)

A JMESPath query to use in filtering the response data.

--profile (string)

Use a specific profile from your credential file.

--region (string)

The region to use. Overrides config/env settings.

--version (string)

Display the version of this tool.

--color (string)

Turn on/off color output.

  • on
  • off
  • auto

--no-sign-request (boolean)

Do not sign requests. Credentials will not be loaded if this argument is provided.

--ca-bundle (string)

The CA certificate bundle to use when verifying SSL certificates. Overrides config/env settings.

--cli-read-timeout (int)

The maximum socket read time in seconds. If the value is set to 0, the socket read will be blocking and not timeout. The default value is 60 seconds.

--cli-connect-timeout (int)

The maximum socket connect time in seconds. If the value is set to 0, the socket connect will be blocking and not timeout. The default value is 60 seconds.

--v2-debug (boolean)

Enable AWS CLI v2 migration assistance. Prints warnings if the command would face a breaking change after swapping AWS CLI v1 for AWS CLI v2 in the current environment. Prints one warning for each breaking change detected.

Output

Status -> (integer)

The HTTP status of the request.

RequestId -> (string)

The Amazon Web Services request ID for this operation.

Context -> (string)

The identity context information for the user. This is an identity token that should be used as the ContextAssertion parameter in the STS AssumeRole API call to obtain identity enhanced AWS credentials.