As they ventured deeper, they encountered the /meta-data/ path, which seemed to hold metadata about the kingdom and its inhabitants. Alex's curiosity grew, and they proceeded to the next part of the URL.
Even if credentials are leaked, the damage can be contained. As they ventured deeper, they encountered the /meta-data/
: It allows an application running on the server to ask the cloud provider for its own configuration, such as its public IP, instance ID, or—critically— temporary IAM credentials . As they ventured deeper
: Requests the most recent version of the metadata API. they encountered the /meta-data/ path