# assume_role module
This module uses awscli, calls sts and obtain temp credentials for role switching. Returns the temp credential as a map.

## System requirements
* awscli
* jq

## Inputs
| variable          | type   | required | description                                                                |
|:------------------|--------|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| account_id        | string | yes      | target aws account id                                                      |
| role_name         | string | yes      | target role name                                                           |
| role_session_name | string | no       | session name, useful for tracing logs in cloudtrail. defaults to tf_awscli |

## Outputs
| variable        | type          | sensitive | description             |
|-----------------|---------------|-----------|-------------------------|
| temp_credential | map of string | yes       | json output from awscli |

```json
{
    "AccessKeyId": "111",
    "SecretAccessKey": "222",
    "SessionToken": "333",
    "Expiration": "2023-07-01T10:19:47+00:00"
}
```