aws-console-extension

The aws-console-extension is designed for users who have to frequently work in multiple AWS account, and different regions.

Functionality

Region Warning

AWS sometimes switchs your current region without your knowledge, which can cause you to waste time looking for resources that seemly do not exist!

To activate Region Warning:

1. Go to the options page.
2. Under Regions, check the Region Warning box.
3. Select any of the regions you usually work in.

Now for any region not selected, the region icon on the top right of the screen will flash red/white.

Role Switching

Working within the AWS Console can be pain if your organization works with multiple subaccounts and role based access within those accounts; there is a hard limit of 5 roles in the role history.

This extension allows you to quickly switch between any number of AWS IAM roles in any account, assuming you're part of a top-level organization.

Popup

Click the mask icon in the AWS topbar or use the keyboard shortcut, ctrl+y, to trigger the popup.

Configuration

You can configure your role switching from the options page.

Edit

1. Go to the options page.
2. Under Accounts click the Edit button.
3. Make any changes, then click the Save button.

From the Edit screen you can update, modify, and remove any account role switching configuration:

• group will group together any role configurations you feel are similar. The group name acts as the prefix for the role identifier.
• Accound ID is that of your AWS account you're switching to.
• Role Name is the name of the role you're switching to.
• Description is optional, but can be added to provide additional context to the role identifer, it is post-fixed to the group.
• hexcolor is the color you want your role to appear in the AWS console.

Export

If you click the Download JSON button, it will export your Accounts configuration to a JSON file. In the following format:

{
  "group_name": [
    {
      "account": "accound_id",
      "role": "role_name",
      "description": "description",
      "color": "hexcolor"
    }
  ]
}

Import

You can import Accounts configuration using a JSON file in the same format described above.