AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store Tutorial

Learn how to use the AWS SSM Parameter Store to secure storage!
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I'm Stephane Maarek, a consultant and software developer, and I have a particular interest in everything related to Big Data, Cloud and API. I sat on the 2019 Program Committee organizing the Kafka Summit. I'm also an AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Developer, SysOps Administrator, and DevOps Engineer.

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[dbz-pkmz]

You’re videos always demonstrate each feature clearly. Thank you for all your videos!

[rfrancoi]

WOW, that was an amazing video. Seriously going to be helpful for my tasks. Thank you Sir.

[ADash]

Thanks for these videos! Really helps me out while studying to be certified!

[_chynkm]

Excellent and simple explanation. Thank you!

[krabbypattified]

I'm working with the CDK and this really helped me nail down what exactly is happening. Thanks!

[akankshagarg]

just awesome content . keep up the good work Stephane

[thiagolopessilva]

You are the best teacher. thanks to share this amazing content with us.

[karthickravikumar]

Hi Stephane, Your video tutorial was very helpfull. Thank you.

[sirkarim]

Thanks for this video!
(Btw your avatar and mine are so similar it's almost scary)

[goodstuffread]

What would this look like in the aws cli in node.js?

[jockumedia]

SSM parameter not found. Has the environment been bootstrapped? how to solve this. ??

[alexisnavarretevillalobos]

Hello, I did not see the StringList data type, how is that information displayed?

[DakshGargas]

Hey, do you have any idea how can I do so in NodeJS?

[naveedurrehman]

How to read that Variable directly in DockerFile at runtime in ECS?

[gowthamakanthan]

Is that possible to append the values into the ssm parameter store?

[Priyanka]

Hi... I am having the same scenario.. But our password contains special characters. Thus at the time of cloud formation SSM parameter value is not replaced properly..
Password begins with @
Can you help??

[mrus]

So is parameter store global in it’s scope or account specific?

[kewei]

Thanks for the tutorial. As a securestring type, shouldn't they make it harder to obtain the decrypted value? typing a --with-decryption and immediately get it seems a little bit too convenient for attacks. I am pretty sure I miss something here.

[abheeshekjain]

Is there any way to "edit" the parameter name ?

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