AWS S3 Proxy: JavaScript iRuleLX

Problem this snippet solves: Create a secure proxy to AWS S3 via iRule/IRuleLX Related Article: Creating a Secure AWS S3 Proxy with F5 iRulesLX How to use this snippet: Install iRule via iRules...
Published Jul 21, 2017
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Eric_Chen
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Oct 12, 2018

Your question is more related to Node.JS than being specific to iRulesLX.

 

When you use the AWS Node.JS SDK, it has two methods of authenticating:

 

  1. Using an IAM Role assigned to the Instance that is executing the SDK
  2. Providing IAM credentials that contain the AWS Access ID/Key

Method 1 is documented here:

 

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

 

Method 2 is documented here:

 

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

 

For your use-case, you would decide which method is preferred and grant the appropriate IAM permissions to access the resource (S3 Bucket).

 

You could take a similar approach to make a call out to Lambda or any other AWS Service that is accessible via the AWS Node.JS SDK.

 

Happy Coding!