Credentials set in the shared credentials file

Create AWS shared credentials
Use aws configure to create an Access Credentials file with the default profile.
Use a named profile in an AWS shared credentials file
To use the Named Profile credentials in this file, provide the profile_name as a connection parameter.
Use the default profile in an AWS shared credentials file
To use of the default credentials in this file, provide no connection parameters.
Credentials set in the Boto SDK configuration file
The Access Credentials can be added into a Boto Configuration file.

Parent topic: Configure authentication against a System Manager