aws-access-key-id

v1.3 safe
4.0
Medium Risk

Extract AWS account ID and resource type from an AWS access key ID.

🤖 AI Analysis

Final verdict: SAFE

The package poses minimal risk as it does not engage in any network activity, shell execution, or obfuscation techniques. However, the metadata risk due to the maintainer's new or inactive account and lack of community engagement slightly elevates the overall score.

  • No network calls detected.
  • No shell execution patterns detected.
  • Low obfuscation risk.
Per-check LLM notes
  • Network: No network calls detected, which is normal if the package does not require internet access.
  • Shell: No shell execution patterns detected, indicating no direct system command execution.
  • Obfuscation: No obfuscation patterns detected, indicating low risk.
  • Credentials: No credential harvesting patterns detected, indicating low risk.
  • Metadata: The maintainer has a new or inactive account and the repository lacks community engagement, indicating potential risk.

📦 Package Quality Overall: Low (4.0/10)

◈ Medium Test Suite 6.0

Partial test coverage signals detected

  • 1 test file(s) detected (e.g. test_aws_access_key_id.py)
◈ Medium Documentation 5.0

Some documentation present

  • Detailed PyPI description (4486 chars)
○ Low Contributing Guide 2.0

No contributing guide or governance files found

  • No CONTRIBUTING, CODE_OF_CONDUCT, or governance files found
○ Low Type Annotations 1.0

No type annotations detected

  • No type annotations, py.typed marker, or stub files detected
◈ Medium Multiple Contributors 6.0

Limited contributor diversity

  • 2 unique contributor(s) across 16 commits in nagwww/aws_access_key_id
  • Two distinct contributors found

🔬 Heuristic Checks

✓ Outbound Network Calls

No suspicious network call patterns found

✓ Code Obfuscation

No obfuscation patterns detected

✓ Shell / Subprocess Execution

No shell execution patterns detected

✓ Credential Harvesting

No credential harvesting patterns detected

✓ Typosquatting

No typosquatting candidates detected

✓ Registered Email Domain

Email domain looks legitimate: gmail.com

✓ Suspicious Page Links

All external links appear legitimate

⚠ Git Repository History score 2.5

Git history flags: Repository has zero stars and zero forks

  • Repository has zero stars and zero forks
⚠ Maintainer History score 2.0

1 maintainer concern(s) found

  • Author "Nag Medida" appears to have only 1 package on PyPI (new or inactive account)
✓ Known CVE Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities found in OSV database.

💡 AI App Starter Prompt

Use this prompt to build a project with aws-access-key-id 
Create a command-line utility named 'KeyInspector' using Python that leverages the 'aws-access-key-id' package to extract valuable information from AWS access keys. This utility will serve as a tool for security professionals and DevOps engineers to quickly understand the permissions and associated resources of an AWS access key without needing to manually parse through IAM policies or other documentation.

Step 1: Initialize your project by setting up a virtual environment and installing necessary packages including 'aws-access-key-id'.

Step 2: Design the command-line interface (CLI) to accept input either via command-line arguments or standard input. Ensure it supports both single and multiple access keys at once.

Step 3: Implement the core functionality using the 'aws-access-key-id' package. Your utility should be able to take an AWS access key ID as input and return the associated AWS account ID and resource type.

Step 4: Extend the utility with additional features such as:
- Displaying a human-readable description of the resource type.
- Checking if the provided access key is valid and active.
- Providing warnings or alerts if the access key appears to be compromised or has been recently rotated.
- Saving the results to a file or exporting them to a CSV format.

Step 5: Write comprehensive tests to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the utility under various conditions.

Step 6: Document the project thoroughly, including setup instructions, usage examples, and a guide on how the 'aws-access-key-id' package works internally.

Your goal is to create a robust, user-friendly tool that simplifies the process of understanding AWS access keys and enhances the overall security posture of organizations managing cloud resources.

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