bcgov / bcgov/cloud-pathfinder

Login Application: Add PowerShell Option for Copying AWS Credential Env Vars

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CSP: AWS Technology
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Description

**Describe the issue**
Currently the login application has a button called "Click for Credentials" but only comes in the form of Linux based "export" commands. A team that we recently onboarded uses PowerShell and was unable to easily copy the AWS credentials. They had to manually change each export command.

**Additional context**
- These credentials expire every hour or so, and having to change them every time would quickly become laborious
- There could be other common "export" equivalents that we may want to explore

**Definition of done**
- have an option to copy env vars in PowerShell compatible "$env:"

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Research direction

Start at the login application entry point that implements the “Click for Credentials” button and trace how it generates the current Linux export commands. Add an option for PowerShell-compatible $env: commands, then verify that copying credentials produces the requested format. The issue does not name a file or test, so locate the existing credential-copying behavior first.

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Assessment

Tech stack
aws, powershell
Domain
authentication, cloud
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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