AWS Secrets Manager Agent Adds Pre-fetching and IAM Role Assumption
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AWS Secrets Manager Agent now supports pre-fetching secrets at startup and assuming IAM roles for retrieval. Pre-fetching reduces application startup latency and optimizes costs by using the BatchGetSecretValue API, while IAM role assumption enables secure cross-account secret access. These features enhance security and reduce operational overhead for developers managing secrets.
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https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/05/secrets-manager-agent-prefetch-and-role-assumption/
