Holochrome

Use your IAM role (from instance metadata) to open the AWS console.

What is Holochrome?

Holochrome is a Chrome extension that enables easy logging in and switching between AWS accounts using a single key stroke. It promotes best security practices by removing the need for static credentials and leveraging IAM roles via the instance metadata service.

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This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2022-07-13

By: Bridgewater Associates OSS

Users: 1,000+

Rating: 5.00 (8)

Version: 1.3 (Last updated: 2016-08-01)

Creation date: 2016-08-01

Risk impact: Very high risk impact

Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

notifications
webRequest
https://signin.aws.amazon.com/federation
https://*.signin.aws.amazon.com/oauth
http://169.254.169.254/*
https://console.aws.amazon.com/*
https://aws.amazon.com/

Size: 7.59K

Email: Br*****@bwater.com

URLs: Website

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Summary

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Holochrome allows you to easily log in and switch between your AWS accounts using a single key stroke. It is built on top of the instance metadata service and therefore encourages best security practices by completely removing the need for static, long-lived credentials. If you want to use Holochrome inside of AWS, simply spin up an AWS instance with an IAM role and Chrome installed. If you want to use Holochrome on your local dev machine, check out AdRoll's Hologram (https://github.com/AdRoll/hologram) which will run the instance metadata service for you.

User reviews

Very quickly became a natural part of my flow. It's a huge value add for anyone using AWS.

Tim Miller, 2016-06-17

Finally a plugin that makes every day work in AWS easier. Thanks!

Vincent Liggio, 2016-06-17

Makes working with multiple AWS accounts far less painful.

Will Usher, 2016-06-17

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Safety

Risk impact

Holochrome is very risky to use and it requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Avoid installing this extension unless you absolutely trust this publisher.