Why is cloud instance metadata a common target during tests?

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Metadata services often hold tokens and role details for the instance. If an app allows server-side request forgery, attackers may reach metadata and fetch credentials. Lock down egress and use modern metadata protections.

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AWS IMDSv2 example:
curl -X PUT http://169.254.169.254/latest/api/token   -H 'X-aws-ec2-metadata-token-ttl-seconds: 21600'
TOKEN=...
curl -H "X-aws-ec2-metadata-token: $TOKEN" http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/

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