Feature request: Allow credentials to be supplied by ECS container

[bonnydeal]

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When running a node red instance inside ECS, it would be handy to use the ECS task credentials rather than setting up a credentials node.

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-javascript/v2/developer-guide/setting-credentials-node.html

[Daniel-t]

Sounds reasonable, will investigate when time permits

[loe-lobo]

I was also wondering if we could rely on IAM Roles to execute the AWS API calls, in my case I'm trying to run node-red in a lambda and use IAM Role of the lambda to send a message SQS. I'll take a look, and if possible, I'll raise a PR so we can start the discussion.

[loe-lobo]

I was also wondering if we could rely on IAM Roles to execute the AWS API calls, in my case I'm trying to run node-red in a lambda and use IAM Role of the lambda to send a message SQS. I'll take a look, and if possible, I'll raise a PR so we can start the discussion.

From a quick review, during the execution of a Lambda the env vars: AWS_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_SESSION_TOKEN are available, and they are generated from the Execution role attached to the lambda. Which means we can use those vars on configuration, no need to change the code. 👍