feat(aws): support keyless authentication (IRSA / instance profile)

PROVIDERS.md

@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ Amazon Web Services can be integrated by using the following configuration block
   provider: aws
   # id is the name defined by user for filtering (optional)
   id: staging
-  # aws_access_key is the access key for AWS account
+  # aws_access_key is the access key for AWS account (optional - see "Keyless Authentication" below)
   aws_access_key: $AWS_ACCESS_KEY
-  # aws_secret_key is the secret key for AWS account
+  # aws_secret_key is the secret key for AWS account (optional - see "Keyless Authentication" below)
   aws_secret_key: $AWS_SECRET_KEY
   # aws_session_token session token for temporary security credentials retrieved via STS (optional)
   aws_session_token: $AWS_SESSION_TOKEN
@@ -31,6 +31,24 @@ Amazon Web Services can be integrated by using the following configuration block
 
 `aws_access_key` and `aws_secret_key` can be generated in the IAM console. We recommend creating a new IAM user with `Read Only` permissions and providing the access token for the user.
 
+#### Keyless Authentication (IRSA / Instance Profile / Environment)
+
+`aws_access_key` and `aws_secret_key` are **optional**. When both are omitted from the config, the provider falls back to the AWS SDK default credential chain, so no secrets need to be injected into the config file. To use keyless mode, leave the keys out entirely (an `aws_access_key: $UNSET_ENV_VAR` whose environment variable is unset is treated as a literal value, not as keyless). This enables:
+
+- **IRSA (IAM Roles for Service Accounts)** on EKS — credentials are picked up automatically from the `AWS_WEB_IDENTITY_TOKEN_FILE` and `AWS_ROLE_ARN` environment variables injected by the pod identity webhook.
+- **EC2 / ECS instance profiles** — credentials are resolved from the instance/task metadata endpoint.
+- **Environment variables** — `AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID`, `AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY`, `AWS_SESSION_TOKEN`.
+- **Shared config / profile** — `~/.aws/credentials` and `~/.aws/config`.
+
+```yaml
+# Zero-key config relying on IRSA / instance profile / environment
+- provider: aws
+  id: keyless-discovery
+  # no aws_access_key / aws_secret_key — credentials resolved by the SDK default chain
+```
+
+> Note: if you provide one of `aws_access_key` / `aws_secret_key`, you must provide both. `assume_role_arn`, `assume_role_name` and `org_discovery_role_arn` all work on top of keyless base credentials too.
+
 Scopes Required - 
 1. EC2
 2. Route53

README.md

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Cloudlist is a multi-cloud tool for getting Assets from Cloud Providers. This is
 
  - List Cloud assets with multiple configurations
  - Multiple Cloud providers support
+ - Keyless authentication support (AWS IRSA / instance profiles, GCP workload identity)
  - Multiple output format support
  - Multiple filters support
  - Highly extensible making adding new providers a breeze

pkg/providers/aws/aws.go

@@ -49,17 +49,20 @@ type ProviderOptions struct {
 
 func (p *ProviderOptions) ParseOptionBlock(block schema.OptionBlock) error {
 	p.Id, _ = block.GetMetadata("id")
-	accessKey, ok := block.GetMetadata(apiAccessKey)
-	if !ok {
-		return &schema.ErrNoSuchKey{Name: apiAccessKey}
-	}
-	accessToken, ok := block.GetMetadata(apiSecretKey)
-	if !ok {
-		return &schema.ErrNoSuchKey{Name: apiSecretKey}
+	// aws_access_key/aws_secret_key are optional. When both are omitted the
+	// provider falls back to the AWS SDK default credential chain, which
+	// supports keyless auth such as IRSA (IAM Roles for Service Accounts),
+	// EC2/ECS instance profiles and AWS_* environment variables.
+	accessKey, _ := block.GetMetadata(apiAccessKey)
+	secretKey, _ := block.GetMetadata(apiSecretKey)
+	// If one of the static-credential pair is set, both must be set;
+	// a half-configured pair is almost always a mistake.
+	if (accessKey == "") != (secretKey == "") {
+		return errors.Errorf("both %s and %s must be provided together", apiAccessKey, apiSecretKey)
 	}
 	p.Token, _ = block.GetMetadata(sessionToken)
 	p.AccessKey = accessKey
-	p.SecretKey = accessToken
+	p.SecretKey = secretKey
 
 	if assumeRoleArn, ok := block.GetMetadata(assumeRoleArn); ok {
 		p.AssumeRoleArn = assumeRoleArn
@@ -156,7 +159,15 @@ func New(block schema.OptionBlock) (*Provider, error) {
 	provider := &Provider{options: options}
 	config := aws.NewConfig()
 	config.WithRegion("us-east-1")
-	config.WithCredentials(credentials.NewStaticCredentials(options.AccessKey, options.SecretKey, options.Token))
+	// Only set static credentials when explicitly provided. Otherwise leave
+	// config.Credentials nil so session.NewSession resolves credentials via the
+	// SDK default chain (env vars, shared config, IRSA web identity, EC2/ECS
+	// instance profile), enabling keyless authentication.
+	if options.AccessKey != "" && options.SecretKey != "" {
+		config.WithCredentials(credentials.NewStaticCredentials(options.AccessKey, options.SecretKey, options.Token))
+	} else {
+		gologger.Verbose().Msgf("[aws] No static credentials configured for %q; using AWS SDK default credential chain (IRSA / instance profile / environment / shared config)", options.Id)
+	}
 
 	var sess *session.Session
 	var err error
@@ -502,7 +513,6 @@ func (p *Provider) Resources(ctx context.Context) (*schema.Resources, error) {
 		assignWorker(cloudfrontProvider.GetResource)
 	}
 
-
 	go func() {
 		workersWaitGroup.Wait()
 		close(results)

pkg/providers/aws/aws_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package aws
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/projectdiscovery/cloudlist/pkg/schema"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// TestParseOptionBlock covers the static-credential pair validation that backs
+// keyless authentication: both keys present is valid, both omitted is valid
+// (keyless), and a half-configured pair is rejected.
+func TestParseOptionBlock(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name          string
+		block         schema.OptionBlock
+		wantErr       bool
+		wantAccessKey string
+		wantSecretKey string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:          "both keys present",
+			block:         schema.OptionBlock{"aws_access_key": "AKIAEXAMPLE", "aws_secret_key": "secret"},
+			wantAccessKey: "AKIAEXAMPLE",
+			wantSecretKey: "secret",
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "both keys omitted is keyless",
+			block: schema.OptionBlock{},
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "only access key is an error",
+			block:   schema.OptionBlock{"aws_access_key": "AKIAEXAMPLE"},
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "only secret key is an error",
+			block:   schema.OptionBlock{"aws_secret_key": "secret"},
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var opts ProviderOptions
+			err := opts.ParseOptionBlock(tt.block)
+			if tt.wantErr {
+				require.Error(t, err)
+				return
+			}
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Equal(t, tt.wantAccessKey, opts.AccessKey)
+			require.Equal(t, tt.wantSecretKey, opts.SecretKey)
+		})
+	}
+}