Curl-url-http-3a-2f-2f169.254.169.254-2flatest-2fapi-2ftoken [exclusive] -

The command curl -X PUT "http://169.254.169" is essential for generating a Session Token required to access Amazon Web Services (AWS) Instance Metadata Service Version 2 (IMDSv2). This method secures EC2 instance metadata access by mitigating Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerabilities, requiring a token rather than allowing direct, unauthenticated access.

While the command curl http://169.254.169.254/latest/api/token may appear benign, its presence in logs or source code should trigger a security review. It indicates an attempt to interact with the cloud metadata service — either as part of legitimate bootstrapping (e.g., user-data scripts, fetching temporary credentials) or as a reconnaissance/probing technique by an attacker. curl-url-http-3A-2F-2F169.254.169.254-2Flatest-2Fapi-2Ftoken

curl -X PUT "http://169.254.169.254/latest/api/token" -H "Content-Type: application/json" The command curl -X PUT "http://169

Once you have the $TOKEN , you can use it to fetch information (e.g., IAM role credentials, instance ID). It indicates an attempt to interact with the