diff --git a/aws/credentials/plugincreds/doc_1_7.go b/aws/credentials/plugincreds/doc_1_7.go
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+// +build !go1.8
+
+// Package plugincreds provides usage of Go plugins for providing credentials
+// to the SDK. Only available with Go 1.8 and above.
+package plugincreds
diff --git a/aws/credentials/plugincreds/provider.go b/aws/credentials/plugincreds/provider.go
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+// +build go1.8
+
+// Package plugincreds implements a credentials provider sourced from a Go
+// plugin. This package allows you to use a Go plugin to retrieve AWS credentials
+// for the SDK to use for service API calls.
+//
+// As of Go 1.8 plugins are only supported on the Linux platform.
+//
+// Plugin Symbol Name
+//
+// See ProviderSymbolName for the symbol named that will be used to lookup the
+// credentials plugin provider. If you want to use a custom symbol name you
+// should use GetPluginProviderFnsByName to lookup the symbol by a custom name.
+//
+// This symbol is a function that returns two additional functions. One to
+// retrieve the credentials, and another to determine if the credentials have
+// expired.
+//
+// Plugin Symbol Signature
+//
+// The plugin credential provider requires the symbol to match the
+// following signature.
+//
+//   func() (RetrieveFn func() (key, secret, token string, err error), IsExpiredFn func() bool)
+//
+// Plugin Implementation Exmaple
+//
+// The following is an example implementation of a SDK credential provider using
+// the plugin provider in this package. See the SDK's example/aws/credential/plugincreds/plugin
+// folder for a runnable example of this.
+//
+//   package main
+//
+//   func main() {}
+//
+//   var myCredProvider provider
+//
+//   // Build: go build -o plugin.so -buildmode=plugin plugin.go
+//   func init() {
+//   	// Initialize a mock credential provider with stubs
+//   	myCredProvider = provider{"a","b","c"}
+//   }
+//
+//   // GetAWSSDKCredentialProvider is the symbol SDK will lookup and use to
+//   // get the credential provider's retrieve and isExpired functions.
+//   func GetAWSSDKCredentialProvider() (func() (key, secret, token string, err error), func() bool) {
+//   	return myCredProvider.Retrieve,	myCredProvider.IsExpired
+//   }
+//
+//   // mock implementation of a type that returns retrieves credentials and
+//   // returns if they have expired.
+//   type provider struct {
+//   	key, secret, token string
+//   }
+//
+//   func (p provider) Retrieve() (key, secret, token string, err error) {
+//   	return p.key, p.secret, p.token, nil
+//   }
+//
+//   func (p *provider) IsExpired() bool {
+//   	return false;
+//   }
+//
+// Configuring SDK for Plugin Credentials
+//
+// To configure the SDK to use a plugin's credential provider you'll need to first
+// open the plugin file using the plugin standard library package. Once you have
+// a handle to the plugin you can use the NewCredentials function of this package
+// to create a new credentials.Credentials value that can be set as the
+// credentials loader of a Session or Config. See the SDK's example/aws/credential/plugincreds
+// folder for a runnable example of this.
+//
+//   // Open plugin, and load it into the process.
+//   p, err := plugin.Open("somefile.so")
+//   if err != nil {
+//   	return nil, err
+//   }
+//
+//   // Create a new Credentials value which will source the provider's Retrieve
+//   // and IsExpired functions from the plugin.
+//   creds, err := plugincreds.NewCredentials(p)
+//   if err != nil {
+//   	return nil, err
+//   }
+//
+//   // Example to configure a Session with the newly created credentials that
+//   // will be sourced using the plugin's functionality.
+//   sess := session.Must(session.NewSession(&aws.Config{
+//   	Credentials:  creds,
+//   }))
+package plugincreds
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"plugin"
+
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/awserr"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/credentials"
+)
+
+// ProviderSymbolName the symbol name the SDK will use to lookup the plugin
+// provider value from.
+const ProviderSymbolName = `GetAWSSDKCredentialProvider`
+
+// ProviderName is the name this credentials provider will label any returned
+// credentials Value with.
+const ProviderName = `PluginCredentialsProvider`
+
+const (
+	// ErrCodeLookupSymbolError failed to lookup symbol
+	ErrCodeLookupSymbolError = "LookupSymbolError"
+
+	// ErrCodeInvalidSymbolError symbol invalid
+	ErrCodeInvalidSymbolError = "InvalidSymbolError"
+
+	// ErrCodePluginRetrieveNil Retrieve function was nil
+	ErrCodePluginRetrieveNil = "PluginRetrieveNilError"
+
+	// ErrCodePluginIsExpiredNil IsExpired Function was nil
+	ErrCodePluginIsExpiredNil = "PluginIsExpiredNilError"
+
+	// ErrCodePluginProviderRetrieve plugin provider's retrieve returned error
+	ErrCodePluginProviderRetrieve = "PluginProviderRetrieveError"
+)
+
+// Provider is the credentials provider that will use the plugin provided
+// Retrieve and IsExpired functions to retrieve credentials.
+type Provider struct {
+	RetrieveFn  func() (key, secret, token string, err error)
+	IsExpiredFn func() bool
+}
+
+// NewCredentials returns a new Credentials loader using the plugin provider.
+// If the symbol isn't found or is invalid in the plugin an error will be
+// returned.
+func NewCredentials(p *plugin.Plugin) (*credentials.Credentials, error) {
+	retrieve, isExpired, err := GetPluginProviderFns(p)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return credentials.NewCredentials(Provider{
+		RetrieveFn:  retrieve,
+		IsExpiredFn: isExpired,
+	}), nil
+}
+
+// Retrieve will return the credentials Value if they were successfully retrieved
+// from the underlying plugin provider. An error will be returned otherwise.
+func (p Provider) Retrieve() (credentials.Value, error) {
+	creds := credentials.Value{
+		ProviderName: ProviderName,
+	}
+
+	k, s, t, err := p.RetrieveFn()
+	if err != nil {
+		return creds, awserr.New(ErrCodePluginProviderRetrieve,
+			"failed to retrieve credentials with plugin provider", err)
+	}
+
+	creds.AccessKeyID = k
+	creds.SecretAccessKey = s
+	creds.SessionToken = t
+
+	return creds, nil
+}
+
+// IsExpired will return the expired state of the underlying plugin provider.
+func (p Provider) IsExpired() bool {
+	return p.IsExpiredFn()
+}
+
+// GetPluginProviderFns returns the plugin's Retrieve and IsExpired functions
+// returned by the plugin's credential provider getter.
+//
+// Uses ProviderSymbolName as the symbol name when lookup up the symbol. If you
+// want to use a different symbol name, use GetPluginProviderFnsByName.
+func GetPluginProviderFns(p *plugin.Plugin) (func() (key, secret, token string, err error), func() bool, error) {
+	return GetPluginProviderFnsByName(p, ProviderSymbolName)
+}
+
+// GetPluginProviderFnsByName returns the plugin's Retrieve and IsExpired functions
+// returned by the plugin's credential provider getter.
+//
+// Same as GetPluginProviderFns, but takes a custom symbolName to lookup with.
+func GetPluginProviderFnsByName(p *plugin.Plugin, symbolName string) (func() (key, secret, token string, err error), func() bool, error) {
+	sym, err := p.Lookup(symbolName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, awserr.New(ErrCodeLookupSymbolError,
+			fmt.Sprintf("failed to lookup %s plugin provider symbol", symbolName), err)
+	}
+
+	fn, ok := sym.(func() (func() (key, secret, token string, err error), func() bool))
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, nil, awserr.New(ErrCodeInvalidSymbolError,
+			fmt.Sprintf("symbol %T, does not match the 'func() (func() (key, secret, token string, err error), func() bool)'  type", sym), nil)
+	}
+
+	retrieveFn, isExpiredFn := fn()
+	if retrieveFn == nil {
+		return nil, nil, awserr.New(ErrCodePluginRetrieveNil,
+			"the plugin provider retrieve function cannot be nil", nil)
+	}
+	if isExpiredFn == nil {
+		return nil, nil, awserr.New(ErrCodePluginIsExpiredNil,
+			"the plugin provider isExpired function cannot be nil", nil)
+	}
+
+	return retrieveFn, isExpiredFn, nil
+}
diff --git a/aws/credentials/plugincreds/provider_test.go b/aws/credentials/plugincreds/provider_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..637b6548429
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+++ b/aws/credentials/plugincreds/provider_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+// +build go1.8
+
+package plugincreds
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/awserr"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/credentials"
+)
+
+func TestProvider_Passthrough(t *testing.T) {
+	p := Provider{
+		RetrieveFn: func() (string, string, string, error) {
+			return "key", "secret", "token", nil
+		},
+		IsExpiredFn: func() bool {
+			return false
+		},
+	}
+
+	actual, err := p.Retrieve()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expect no error, got %v", err)
+	}
+
+	expect := credentials.Value{
+		AccessKeyID:     "key",
+		SecretAccessKey: "secret",
+		SessionToken:    "token",
+		ProviderName:    ProviderName,
+	}
+	if expect != actual {
+		t.Errorf("expect %+v credentials, got %+v", expect, actual)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestProvider_Error(t *testing.T) {
+	expectErr := fmt.Errorf("expect error")
+
+	p := Provider{
+		RetrieveFn: func() (string, string, string, error) {
+			return "", "", "", expectErr
+		},
+		IsExpiredFn: func() bool {
+			return false
+		},
+	}
+
+	actual, err := p.Retrieve()
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expect error, got none")
+	}
+
+	aerr := err.(awserr.Error)
+	if e, a := ErrCodePluginProviderRetrieve, aerr.Code(); e != a {
+		t.Errorf("expect %s error code, got %s", e, a)
+	}
+
+	if e, a := expectErr, aerr.OrigErr(); e != a {
+		t.Errorf("expect %v cause error, got %v", e, a)
+	}
+
+	expect := credentials.Value{
+		ProviderName: ProviderName,
+	}
+	if expect != actual {
+		t.Errorf("expect %+v credentials, got %+v", expect, actual)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/example/aws/credentials/plugincreds/README.md b/example/aws/credentials/plugincreds/README.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+Retrieve Credentials with Go Plugin
+===
+
+This example demonstrates how you can take advantage of Go 1.8's new Plugin
+functionality to retrieve AWS credentials dynamically from a plugin compiled
+separate from your application.
+
+Usage
+---
+
+Example Plugin
+---
+
+You can find the plugin at `plugin/plugin.go` nested within this example. The plugin
+demonstrates what symbol the SDK will use when lookup up the credential provider
+and the type signature that needs to be implemented.
+
+Compile the plugin with:
+
+   go build -tags example -o plugin.so -buildmode=plugin plugin.go
+
+Example Application
+---
+
+The `main.go` file in this folder demonstrates how you can configure the SDK to 
+use a plugin to retrieve credentials with.
+
+Compile and run application:
+
+  go build -tags example -o usePlugin usePlugin.go
+
+  ./usePlugin ./plugin/plugin
diff --git a/example/aws/credentials/plugincreds/main.go b/example/aws/credentials/plugincreds/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d55e3038e0b
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+++ b/example/aws/credentials/plugincreds/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+// +build example,go18
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"plugin"
+
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/credentials/plugincreds"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/session"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/s3"
+)
+
+// Example application which loads a Go Plugin file, and uses the credential
+// provider defined within the plugin to get credentials for making a S3
+// request.
+//
+// Build:
+//   go build -tags example -o usePlugin main.go
+//
+// Usage:
+//   ./usePlugin <compiled plugin>
+func main() {
+	if len(os.Args) < 2 {
+		exitErrorPrintf("Usage: usePlugin <compiled plugin>")
+	}
+
+	// Open plugin, and load it into the process.
+	p, err := plugin.Open(os.Args[1])
+	if err != nil {
+		exitErrorPrintf("failed to open plugin, %s, %v", os.Args[1], err)
+	}
+
+	// Create a new Credentials value which will source the provider's Retrieve
+	// and IsExpired functions from the plugin.
+	creds, err := plugincreds.NewCredentials(p)
+	if err != nil {
+		exitErrorPrintf("failed to load plugin provider, %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Example to configure a Session with the newly created credentials that
+	// will be sourced using the plugin's functionality.
+	sess := session.Must(session.NewSession(&aws.Config{
+		Credentials: creds,
+	}))
+
+	svc := s3.New(sess)
+	result, err := svc.HeadObject(&s3.HeadObjectInput{
+		Bucket: aws.String("myBucket"),
+		Key:    aws.String("myKey"),
+	})
+
+	fmt.Println(result, err)
+}
+
+func exitErrorPrintf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, format, args...)
+	os.Exit(1)
+}
diff --git a/example/aws/credentials/plugincreds/plugin/plugin.go b/example/aws/credentials/plugincreds/plugin/plugin.go
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index 00000000000..d61177efcd2
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+++ b/example/aws/credentials/plugincreds/plugin/plugin.go
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+// +build example,go18
+
+package main
+
+// Example plugin
+//
+// Build with:
+//   go build -tags example -o plugin.so -buildmode=plugin plugin.go
+func main() {}
+
+var myCredProvider provider
+
+func init() {
+	// Initialize a mock credential provider with stubs
+	myCredProvider = provider{"a", "b", "c"}
+}
+
+// GetAWSSDKCredentialProvider is the symbol SDK will lookup and use to
+// get the credential provider's retrieve and isExpired functions.
+func GetAWSSDKCredentialProvider() (func() (key, secret, token string, err error), func() bool) {
+	return myCredProvider.Retrieve, myCredProvider.IsExpired
+}
+
+// mock implementation of a type that returns retrieves credentials and
+// returns if they have expired.
+type provider struct {
+	key, secret, token string
+}
+
+func (p provider) Retrieve() (key, secret, token string, err error) {
+	return p.key, p.secret, p.token, nil
+}
+
+func (p *provider) IsExpired() bool {
+	return false
+}