# Basic examples for Amazon STS using Amazon SDKs
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The following code examples show how to use the basics of Amazon Security Token Service with Amazon SDKs. 

**Contents**
+ [Actions](service_code_examples_sts_actions.md)
  + [`AssumeRole`](sts_example_sts_AssumeRole_section.md)
  + [`AssumeRoleWithWebIdentity`](sts_example_sts_AssumeRoleWithWebIdentity_section.md)
  + [`DecodeAuthorizationMessage`](sts_example_sts_DecodeAuthorizationMessage_section.md)
  + [`GetFederationToken`](sts_example_sts_GetFederationToken_section.md)
  + [`GetSessionToken`](sts_example_sts_GetSessionToken_section.md)