Kion CLI

Kion CLI is a tool allowing Kion customers to generate short term access keys and federate into the cloud service provider console via the command line.

Setup

Tip

If you are on OSX and use Homebrew you can install with brew install kionsoftware/tap/kion-cli.

Build the application and place it in your path:

brew install kionsoftware/tap/kion-cli

# or

go build -ldflags "-X main.kionCliVersion=$(cat VERSION.md)" -o kion
ln -s $(pwd)/kion /usr/local/bin/

# or

make install

(optional) For ZSH completion place this file as _kion in your ZSH autocomplete path:

#compdef kion

_cli_zsh_autocomplete() {
  local -a opts
  local cur
  cur=${words[-1]}
  if [[ "$cur" == "-"* ]]; then
    opts=("${(@f)$(${words[@]:0:#words[@]-1} ${cur} --generate-bash-completion)}")
  else
    opts=("${(@f)$(${words[@]:0:#words[@]-1} --generate-bash-completion)}")
  fi

  if [[ "${opts[1]}" != "" ]]; then
    _describe 'values' opts
  else
    _files
  fi
}

compdef _cli_zsh_autocomplete kion

(optional) Create a configuration file in your home directory named .kion.yml:

################################################################################
##                                                                            ##
##  Default Profile                                                           ##
##                                                                            ##
################################################################################

kion:
  url: https://mykion.example
  api_key: [api key]
favorites:
  - name: sandbox
    account: "111122223333"
    cloud_access_role: Admin
    access_type: web               # optional (defaults to cli)
    region: us-gov-west-1          # optional
  - name: prod
    account: "111122224444"
    cloud_access_role: ReadOnly

################################################################################
##                                                                            ##
##  Alternate Profiles                                                        ##
##                                                                            ##
################################################################################

profiles:
  dev:
    kion:
      url: https://dev.mykion.example
      api_key: [api key]
      disable_cache: true              # defaults false
    favorites:
      - name: sandbox
        account: 212121212121
        cloud_access_role: Dev
  test:
    kion:
      url: http://test.mykion.example
      api_key: [api key]

You can also point Kion CLI to another configuration file by setting the KION_CONFIG environment variable to the desired path. See the "Configuration File" section below for all options.

Usage examples:

Command Line:

# open the sandbox AWS console favorited in the config above
kion fav sandbox

# generate and print keys for an AWS account
kion stak --print --account 121212121212 --car Admin

# start a sub-shell authenticated into an account
kion stak --account 121212121212 --car Admin

# start a sub-shell authenticated into an account via an account alias
# NOTE: that account alias only supports Kion versions 3.9.9 and 3.10.2 and up
kion stak --alias Prod --car Admin

# start a sub-shell using a wizard to select a target account and Cloud Rule
kion stak

# federate into a web console using a wizard to select a target account and Cloud Rule
# NOTE: that Firefox users will have to approve pop-ups on the first run
kion console

# federate into a web console using an alias
# NOTE: that Firefox users will have to approve pop-ups on the first run
# NOTE: that account alias only supports Kion versions 3.9.9 and 3.10.2 and up
kion console --alias Prod --car Admin

# federate into a web console using an account number
kion console --account 111122223333 --car Admin

AWS Profiles:

[profile one]
credential_process = /path/to/kion stak --credential-process --account 121212121212 --car DevOps

[profile two]
credential_process = /path/to/kion favorite --credential-process MyFavorite

User Manual

Description:

The Kion CLI allows users to perform common Kion workflows via the command line. Users can quickly generate short term access keys (stak) or federate into the cloud service provider web console via configured favorites or by walking through an account and role selection wizard.

Commands:

stak, s            Generate short-term access keys.


favorite, fav, f   Access pre-configured favorites to quickly generate staks or federate
                   into the cloud service provider console depending on the access_type
                   defined in the favorite.

console, con, c    Federate into the cloud service provider console.

run                Run a command with short-term access keys

util               Tools for managing Kion CLI.

help, h            Print usage text.


The following are maintained for compatibility with older Kion utilities:

setenv             Generate short-team access keys and print to standard out.
                   This is effectively 'stak --print'.

savecreds          Store short-term access keys to an AWS credentials profile.
                   This is effectively 'stak --save'.

Files:

~/.kion.yml       The user configuration file. Defines credentials, target Kion
                  instance, and a list of favorites.

Global Options:

--endpoint URL, -e URL, --url URL      URL of the Kion instance to interface with.

--user USER, -u USER, --username USER  Username used for authenticating with Kion.

--password PASSWORD, -p PASSWORD       Password used for authenticating with Kion.

--idms IDMS_ID, -i IDMS_ID             IDMS ID with which to authenticate if using
                                       username and password. If only one IDMS is
                                       configured that uses username and password
                                       it is not required to specify its ID.

--saml_metadata_file FILENAME|URL      FILENAME or URL of the identity provider's
                                       XML metadata document.  If a URL, this file
                                       will be downloaded every time the CLI app
                                       is run.  If a local file, this should be an
                                       absolute path to a file on your computer.

--saml_sp_issuer ISSUER                SAML Service Provider issuer value from Kion
                                       for example:
                                       https://mykioninstance.example/api/v1/saml/auth/1

--token TOKEN, -t TOKEN                Token (API or Bearer) used to authenticate.

--disable-cache                        Disable the use of cache for Kion CLI.

--profile PROFILE                      Use the specified PROFILE from the Kion CLI
                                       configuration file. If no profile is specified
                                       the default will be used.

--help, -h                             Print usage text.

--version, -v                          Print the Kion CLI version.

STAK Command:

OPTIONS

  --print, -p                          Print STAK only. (default: false)

  --account val, --acc val, -a val     Target account number, used to bypass
                                       prompts, must be passed with --car.

  --alias val, --aka val, -l val       Target account alias, used to bypass
                                       prompts, must be passed with --car.
                                       Note account alias only supports
                                       Kion versions 3.9.9 and 3.10.2 and up.

  --car val, --cloud-access-role val,  Target cloud access role, used to bypass
    -c val                             prompts, must be passed with --account
                                       or --alias.
                                       Note account alias only supports
                                       Kion versions 3.9.9 and 3.10.2 and up.

  --region val, -r val                 Specify which region to target.

  --save, -s                           Save short-term keys to an aws credentials
                                       profile. The print flag will supercede this
                                       option.

  --credential-process                 For use with AWS credentials profiles to
                                       setup Kion CLI as a credentials process
                                       subsystem. Returns a json object in the
                                       format needed for the `credential_process`
                                       profile setting.

  --help, -h                           Print usage text.

Favorite Command:

SUB COMMANDS

  list                                 List all configured favorites. List
                                       accepts a --verbose / -v option to print
                                       additional details.

OPTIONS

  --print, -p                          Print STAK only. Has no effect on
                                       favorites with an "access_type" of
                                       "web". (default: false)

  --credential-process                 For use with AWS credentials profiles to
                                       setup Kion CLI as a credentials process
                                       subsystem. Returns a json object in the
                                       format needed for the `credential_process`
                                       profile setting.

  --help, -h                           Print usage text.

Run Command:

OPTIONS

  --favorite val, --fav val, -f val    Specify which favorite to run against.

  --account val, -acc val, -a val      Specify which account to target, must be
                                       passed with --car.

  --alias val, --aka val, -l val       Target account alias, used to bypass
                                       prompts, must be passed with --car.
                                       Note account alias only supports
                                       Kion versions 3.9.9 and 3.10.2 and up.

  --car val, -c val                    Specify which Cloud Access Role to use,
                                       must be passed with --account or --alias.
                                       Note account alias only supports
                                       Kion versions 3.9.9 and 3.10.2 and up.

  --region val, -r val                 Specify which region to target.

  --help, -h                           Print usage text.

Console Command:

OPTIONS

  --account val, --acc val, -a val     Target account number, used to bypass
                                       prompts, must be passed with --car.

  --alias val, --aka val, -l val       Target account alias, used to bypass
                                       prompts, must be passed with --car.
                                       Note account alias only supports
                                       Kion versions 3.9.9 and 3.10.2 and up.

  --car val, --cloud-access-role val,  Target cloud access role, used to bypass
    -c val                             prompts, must be passed with --account
                                       or --alias. Note account alias only supports
                                       Kion versions 3.9.9 and 3.10.2 and up.

  --help, -h                           Print usage text.

Util Commands:

SUB COMMANDS

  flush-cache                          Clear out all cache entries for the Kion CLI.

Environment:

Environment variables can be set to enable other modalities of Kion CLI usage. Kion CLI follows standard precedence for defining configurations:

Flag > Environment Variable > Configuration File > Default Value

KION_CONFIG              Path to the Kion CLI configuration file.
                         Defaults to `~/.kion.yml`

KION_URL                 URL of the Kion instance to interact with.

KION_USERNAME            Username used for authenticating with Kion.

KION_PASSWORD            Password used for authenticating with Kion.

KION_IDMS_ID             IDMS ID with which to authenticate if using username and
                         password. If only one IDMS is configured that uses username and
                         password it is not required to specify its ID.

KION_API_KEY             API key used to authenticate. Corresponds to the `--token` flag.

KION_SAML_METADATA_FILE  FILENAME or URL of the identity provider's XML metadata
                         document.  If a URL, this file will be downloaded
                         every time the CLI app is run.  If a local file, this
                         should be an absolute path to a file on your computer.

KION_SAML_SP_ISSUER      The Kion IDMS issuer value, for example
                         https://mykioninstance.example/api/v1/saml/auth/1


The following are maintained for compatibility with older Kion utilities:

CTKEY_USERNAME           Maps to KION_USERNAME.

CTKEY_PASSWORD           Maps to KION_PASSWORD.

CTKEY_APPAPIKEY          Maps to KION_API_KEY

Configuration File:

KION
----
kion.url                           URL to the target Kion instance.
kion.api_key                       API key used to authenticate.
kion.username                      Username for authentication, to be paried with password.
kion.password                      Password for authentication, to be paired with username.
kion.idms_id                       IDMS ID, if using a custom IDMS in Kion.
kion.saml_metadata_file            SAML metadata file location, URL or path.
kion.saml_sp_issuer                Entity ID for the Kion SAML IDMS.
kion.disable_cache                 Prevents Kion CLI from caching STAK if 'true', defaults 'false'.

FAVORITES
---------
favorites[N].name                  Favorite name, used when calling `kion fav [name]`
favorites[N].account               Account number associated with the favorite.
favorites[N].cloud_access_role     Cloud Access Role used to authenicate with the favorite.
favorites[N].access_type           Favorite access type, 'web' or 'cli', defaults 'cli'.

PROFILES
--------
profiles[NAME].KION                An instance of KION as defined above.
profiles[NAME].FAVORITES           An instance of FAVORITES as defined above.

Note: if the authentication password is not provided as a Flag / Environment Variable / Configuration file entry, kion will prompt for the password on the command line. Kion will cache this password in the system keychain's encrypted storage. This may be preferable in environments where plaintext storage of credentials is frowned upon.

Caching:

The Kion CLI has caching enabled by default. The cache is stored in the system keychain and can be disabled by either passing the --disable-cache global flag or by setting kion.disable_cache: true in the ~/.kion.yml configuration file. The Kion CLI attempts to receive temporary credential expirations from Kion however if nothing is returned a default credential duration of 15 minutes is set. Cached credentials will be used by default unless:

Caching is disabled via the --disable-cache global flag
Caching is disabled in the ~/.kion.yml configuration file by setting disable_cache: true
The credential has less than 5 seconds left and Kion CLI is being used as an AWS credential provider
The credential has less than 5 minutes left and Kion CLI is being used to print keys
The credential has less than 10 minutes left and Kion CLI is being used to create an AWS configuration profile
The credential has less than 5 minutes left and Kion CLI is being used to create an authenticated subshell
The credential has less than 5 seconds left and Kion CLI is being used to run an ad hoc command

Compatibility

Kion-CLI is setup to be a drop in replacement for the older cloudtamer.io utility ctkey where possible. The one exception is the --iam-role options flag is no longer supported and must be replaced with --cloud-access-role, --car, or -c flag followed by a valid Cloud Access Role name.

# old ctkey usage to print short-term access keys
ctkey setenv --url=https://YOUR-KION-URL --account=121212121212 --cloud-access-role=admin
# new Kion-CLI example (drop in replacement)
kion setenv --url=https://YOUR-KION-URL --account=121212121212 --cloud-access-role=admin
# new Kion-CLI example (new usage, assumes use of ~/.kion.yml config)
kion stak --print --account 121212121212 --car admin
# new Kion-CLI example (short usage, assumes use of ~/.kion.yml config)
kion s -p -a 121212121212 -c admin

# old ctkey usage to store short-term access keys in an aws configuration profile
ctkey savecreds --url=https://YOUR-KION-URL --account=121212121212 --cloud-access-role=admin
# new Kion-CLI example (drop in replacement)
kion savecreds --url=https://YOUR-KION-URL --account=121212121212 --cloud-access-role=admin
# new Kion-CLI example (new usage, assumes use of ~/.kion.yml config)
kion stak --save --account 121212121212 --car admin
# new Kion-CLI example (short usage, assumes use of ~/.kion.yml config)
kion s -s -a 121212121212 -c admin

While you can drop in Kion-CLI directly with old usage it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the new methods of access as it is does not require modification of AWS CLI configuration files.

SAML Setup

Kion CLI can use the same SAML identity provider as the Kion user interface to authenticate access to Kion. This allows for CLI access with no Kion credentials or API tokens stored to disk.

When SAML is used for authentication, Kion CLI will prompt users to authenticate via their IDP in a web browser. Once authenticated through the IDP, the web page is closed and Kion CLI will use this authenticated session to interact with the Kion API and generate cloud tokens.

Some extra setup is required to use SAML:

Kion Setup

You must configure Kion to allow proxying a SAML Assertion via the Kion CLI tool as a supported SAML destination. This is a supported SAML configuration but it is not enabled by default.

In the Kion app, identify the ID of the SAML IDMS used to log in. Navigate to Users -> Identity Management Systems -> click on the SAML IDMS you use to login to Kion. Locate the ID in the URL of this page.

For example: https://mykion.example/portal/idms/##
Using the Kion API, add the Kion CLI tool as an additional SAML destination by adding http://localhost:8400/callback as a supported destination URL. Use the POST /v3/idms/{id}/destination-url API.

For example, if the IDMS ID from the previous step is 2:
```
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIKEY" \
  -X POST \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  https://mykion.example/api/v3/idms/2/destination-url \
  -d '{"destination_url": "http://localhost:8400/callback"}'
```

Kion CLI Configuration

You must add SAML configuration options to your ~/.kion.yml file under the kion section:

saml_metadata_file - This is the SAML Metadata XML file provided by your IDP. This should be a path to a file on your computer, or a URL from your identity provider.

Example 1: /Users/jdoe/.kion/saml-metadata.xml

Example 2: https://dev-XXXXXX.oktapreview.com/app/exkXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/sso/saml/metadata

To obtain this file:
- In the Okta Admin UI, this can be found on the SAML application's Sign On tab.
- In the Entra ID UI, this can be found in the SAML application's Endpoints section. Look for the Federation metadata document.
saml_sp_issuer - This is the Entity ID for the Kion SAML IDMS. This can be found by navigating to the SAML IDMS in Kion (Users -> Identity Management Systems). Edit the SAML IDMS and copy the Service Provider Issuer (Entity ID) URL.

For example: https://mykion.example/api/v1/saml/auth/2

Okta Configuration

Add the Kion CLI URL, http://localhost:8400/callback as an additional requestable SSO URL:

Login to the Okta administrator UI
Browse to the SSO Apps and select the Kion Application you’d like to configure.
On the General tab, scroll down to the SAML Settings section and click Edit
Hit Next on Step 1, and get to the Configure SAML section in Step 2 of the wizard.
Click Show Advanced Settings
1. Under Other Requestable SSO URLs, leave the first one as your primary FQDN with an Index of 1. This will be the normal Kion application callback URL such as https://mykion.example/api/v1/saml/callback.
2. Click + Add Another and enter the Kion CLI URL:
  1. URL: http://localhost:8400/callback
  2. Index: 2
Click Next and then Finish.

Entra ID / Azure AD

Add the Kion CLI URL, http://localhost:8400/callback as an additional redirect URI:

Login to your Entra ID / Azure AD UI
Browse to the Entra ID App registrations
Find and click on the SAML App Registration for your Kion application
Navigate to the Manage -> Authentication section
Under the Redirect URIs section, click the Add URI link to add the Kion CLI URL: http://localhost:8400/callback
Save your changes

Firefox Containers

Kion CLI supports the use of Firefox Containers to isolate federated sessions and allow multiple accounts to be used simultaneously in the same browser window, particulary useful for AWS sessions. To use containers with the Kion CLI, you must have the granted containers Firefox extension installed. This extension allows the Kion CLI to create new container tabs when opening console sessions.

To configure the Kion CLI to use Firefox Containers, add the following to your ~/.kion.yml file:

browser:
  firefox_containers: true
  # Optional, Kion CLI will try default paths for your platform if not provided
  custom_browser_path: /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox

Contributing

Ensure you have golang installed and configured.
Clone the repository and initialize with make init. This will setup the necessary git hooks and other needed tools.
Create and populate your ~/.kion.yml configuration file. See the example at the top of this document.
When submitting a PR be sure to note your changes in the CHANGELOG.md.

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