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How to spin up a AWS cloud sandbox

Spin up an AWS sandbox by connecting to the server, running initialization commands, using generated credentials to configure AWS CLI, and accessing the AWS Console for practical cloud security training.

Steps:

  1. Click the Access button to connect to the provisioned server.

  2. Open the terminal by selecting the Terminal option and choosing New Terminal.

To create an AWS sandbox, run:

asectl init aws

  • A sandbox environment in AWS will be created, generating credentials stored in /root/aws-creds.txt.

  • The AWS CLI is automatically configured with the sandbox credentials.

Access the AWS Console:

  1. Expand Explorer in the web IDE.

  2. Open aws-creds.txt.

  3. Copy the aws_url, aws_username, and aws_password from the file.

  4. Log in to the AWS Console at the specified URL and choose the us-west-2 region.

References:

Screenshot of AWS cloud Sandbox
Image Featuring step by step process to spin up a AWS cloud sandbox

Screenshot of AWS console home

Image featuring console home page of AWS

For a better understanding of the sandbox environment, refer to our guide on What are sandboxes