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Fetch AWS Access Key's Last Used Detail

This guide enumerates the steps required to fetch the last used details of AWS Access Keys

  • Ensure Cloudtrail Management Events are Logging
    • Navigate to the CloudTrail service: https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudtrail/
    • From the left navigation panel, Click on the “Dashboard” and ensure that the status of “management-events” is “Logging”.
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  • Create Athena table and attach the Cloudtrail’s logs S3 Bucket
    • Navigate to the Cloudtrail service and click on “Event history”.
    • Click on the “Create Athena table” button and choose the “S3 Bucket” that contains the Cloudtrail log files.

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    • Click on the “Create table” button.
  • Query the last used details of Access Keys
    • Navigate to the Athena service using the below link: https://console.aws.amazon.com/athena/home?region=ap-south-1#/query-editor/
    • In Athena Query Editor, paste the following query to get the details of Access Keys last use.
      • SELECT eventTime, eventName, userIdentity.principalId

        FROM cloudtrail_logs_BUCKET-NAME 

        WHERE userIdentity.accessKeyId = 'ACCESS-KEY-ID'

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    • Click on the “Run” button and wait for the results.