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+# AWS variables
+variable "aws_region" {
+  default = "us-east-2"
+  description = "The AWS Region"
+}
+
+variable "name_prefix" {
+  description = "The prefix for all your resources"
+  default     = "testing"
+  type        = string
+}
+
+variable "name_suffix" {
+  description = "The suffix for all your resources"
+  type        = string
+}
+
+variable "aws_access_key" {
+  description = "AWS Access Key"
+  type = string
+}
+
+variable "aws_secret_key" {
+  description = "AWS Secret Key"
+  type = string
+}