InstanceMetadataOptionsRequest
The metadata options for the instance.
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- HttpEndpoint
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Enables or disables the HTTP metadata endpoint on your instances.
If you specify a value of
disabled, you cannot access your instance metadata.Default:
enabledType: String
Valid Values:
disabled | enabledRequired: No
- HttpProtocolIpv6
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Enables or disables the IPv6 endpoint for the instance metadata service.
Type: String
Valid Values:
disabled | enabledRequired: No
- HttpPutResponseHopLimit
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The desired HTTP PUT response hop limit for instance metadata requests. The larger the number, the further instance metadata requests can travel.
Default: 1
Possible values: Integers from 1 to 64
Type: Integer
Required: No
- HttpTokens
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IMDSv2 uses token-backed sessions. Set the use of HTTP tokens to
optional(in other words, set the use of IMDSv2 tooptional) orrequired(in other words, set the use of IMDSv2 torequired).-
optional- When IMDSv2 is optional, you can choose to retrieve instance metadata with or without a session token in your request. If you retrieve the IAM role credentials without a token, the IMDSv1 role credentials are returned. If you retrieve the IAM role credentials using a valid session token, the IMDSv2 role credentials are returned. -
required- When IMDSv2 is required, you must send a session token with any instance metadata retrieval requests. In this state, retrieving the IAM role credentials always returns IMDSv2 credentials; IMDSv1 credentials are not available.
Default:
optionalType: String
Valid Values:
optional | requiredRequired: No
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- InstanceMetadataTags
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Set to
enabledto allow access to instance tags from the instance metadata. Set todisabledto turn off access to instance tags from the instance metadata. For more information, see Work with instance tags using the instance metadata.Default:
disabledType: String
Valid Values:
disabled | enabledRequired: No
See Also
For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific Amazon SDKs, see the following: