FAQ

How does Granted work?

Granted is a command line interface (CLI) written in Go which uses the AWS Go SDK v2 to interact with AWS cloud services, including AWS SSO. Granted uses the AWS Federated sign-in endpoint in order to open the AWS web console.

Who was Granted created by?

Granted is created by Chris Norman and the Common Fate team. It is maintained by fwd:cloudsec, a non-profit organization dedicated to cloud security.

Is Granted free?

Yes! Granted is released as open source with an MIT licence. You are free to remix Granted and use it as part of your own internal CLI tools. You can find the source code to Granted on GitHub here. Issues and Pull Requests are most welcome.

Common Fate is building tooling on top of Granted for identity workflows such as breakglass access and user access review evidence generation. This tooling is available as Common Fate under a commercial licence. The Granted core CLI will always remain free and open source.

What cloud providers does Granted work with?

Granted works with AWS.