Vagrantfile snippet that allows you to use protected s3 boxes without having to go through the manual download/add shennanigans. Tested with Vagrant 1.4.3. Before using, you'll need to ```vagrant plugin install aws-sdk```.

Vagrantfile

# -*- mode: ruby -*-
# vi: set ft=ruby :
Vagrant.require_plugin "aws-sdk"
 
def get_box_download_url(bucket, key)
  s3 = AWS::S3.new
  bucket = s3.buckets[bucket]
  box = bucket.objects[key]
  url = box.url_for(:read, {:expires => (60*30), :secure => true})
  url.to_s()
end
 
bucket='your-s3-bucket'
box='the-name-of-your-box'
key="path-to-box/#{box}.box"
 
Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
  config.vm.box = box
  config.vm.box_url = get_box_download_url(bucket, key)
end

Hi @delphyne thanks a lot for the snippet it saved my day. I have one question though. Where is the 'aws-sdk' plugin documented? Google didn't seem particularly helpful. Thanks, Debo