diff --git a/internal/app/config.go b/internal/app/config.go
index 6c7b7a89..41b55fb6 100644
--- a/internal/app/config.go
+++ b/internal/app/config.go
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ func AddHistoryLocationItems(cs config.ConfigurationSet) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("adding history-location config: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	cs.SetHistoryIgnore("history-location") //nolint
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -64,6 +66,10 @@ func AddHistoryConfigItems(cs config.ConfigurationSet) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("setting entry-id hidden: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	cs.SetHistoryIgnore("max-history") //nolint
+	cs.SetHistoryIgnore("no-history")  //nolint
+	cs.SetHistoryIgnore("entry-id")    //nolint
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -111,6 +117,11 @@ func AddCommonConfigItems(cs config.ConfigurationSet) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("setting shorthand for log-level: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	cs.SetHistoryIgnore("config")          //nolint
+	cs.SetHistoryIgnore("log-level")       //nolint
+	cs.SetHistoryIgnore("log-format")      //nolint
+	cs.SetHistoryIgnore("non-interactive") //nolint
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -122,6 +133,9 @@ func AddHistoryIdentifierConfig(cs config.ConfigurationSet) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("adding id config: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	cs.SetHistoryIgnore("alias") //nolint
+	cs.SetHistoryIgnore("id")    //nolint
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -140,6 +154,10 @@ func AddHistoryQueryConfig(cs config.ConfigurationSet) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("adding provider-id config: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	cs.SetHistoryIgnore("cluster-provider")  //nolint
+	cs.SetHistoryIgnore("identity-provider") //nolint
+	cs.SetHistoryIgnore("provider-id")       //nolint
+
 	return nil
 
 }
diff --git a/internal/app/use.go b/internal/app/use.go
index 4d5ad76c..d346fc94 100644
--- a/internal/app/use.go
+++ b/internal/app/use.go
@@ -147,20 +147,13 @@ func (a *App) getCluster(params *UseParams) (*provider.Cluster, error) {
 func (a *App) filterConfig(params *UseParams) map[string]string {
 	filteredConfig := make(map[string]string)
 
-	idConfigSet := params.IdentityProvider.ConfigurationItems()
-	discConfigSet := params.Provider.ConfigurationItems()
-	commonIDConfigSet := provider.CommonIdentityConfig()
-
 	for _, configItem := range params.Context.ConfigurationItems().GetAll() {
-		cmnConfig := commonIDConfigSet.Get(configItem.Name)
-		idConfig := idConfigSet.Get(configItem.Name)
-		discConfig := discConfigSet.Get(configItem.Name)
 
-		if cmnConfig == nil && idConfig == nil && discConfig == nil {
+		if configItem.Sensitive {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if configItem.Sensitive {
+		if configItem.HistoryIgnore {
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/internal/commands/configure/configure.go b/internal/commands/configure/configure.go
index bf2cc79f..379c895a 100644
--- a/internal/commands/configure/configure.go
+++ b/internal/commands/configure/configure.go
@@ -89,5 +89,8 @@ func addConfig(cs config.ConfigurationSet) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("setting shorthand for file config item: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	cs.SetHistoryIgnore("file")   //nolint
+	cs.SetHistoryIgnore("output") //nolint
+
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/commands/ls/ls.go b/internal/commands/ls/ls.go
index 91767157..c6cb6a83 100644
--- a/internal/commands/ls/ls.go
+++ b/internal/commands/ls/ls.go
@@ -102,5 +102,7 @@ func addConfig(cs config.ConfigurationSet) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("adding output config item: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	cs.SetHistoryIgnore("output") //nolint
+
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/commands/root.go b/internal/commands/root.go
index 8615d2bf..b0fc0d98 100644
--- a/internal/commands/root.go
+++ b/internal/commands/root.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func RootCmd() (*cobra.Command, error) {
 
 	cobra.OnInitialize(initConfig)
 
-	// Forge initial parsing of flags
+	// Force initial parsing of flags
 	rootCmd.FParseErrWhitelist = cobra.FParseErrWhitelist{
 		UnknownFlags: true,
 	}
diff --git a/internal/commands/to/to.go b/internal/commands/to/to.go
index ff81f487..0476a29e 100644
--- a/internal/commands/to/to.go
+++ b/internal/commands/to/to.go
@@ -108,5 +108,8 @@ func addConfig(cs config.ConfigurationSet) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("adding kubeconfig config items: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	cs.SetHistoryIgnore("password") //nolint
+	cs.SetSensitive("password")     //nolint
+
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/commands/use/use.go b/internal/commands/use/use.go
index d76fe7d5..48efb0cd 100644
--- a/internal/commands/use/use.go
+++ b/internal/commands/use/use.go
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ func addConfig(cs config.ConfigurationSet, clusterProvider provider.ClusterProvi
 		return fmt.Errorf("adding kubeconfig config items: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	cs.SetHistoryIgnore("set-current") //nolint
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/config/configset.go b/pkg/config/configset.go
index 62a2cae1..ac6f3130 100644
--- a/pkg/config/configset.go
+++ b/pkg/config/configset.go
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ type Item struct {
 	Name              string
 	Shorthand         string
 	Type              ItemType
-	Sensitive         bool
 	Description       string
+	Sensitive         bool
 	ResolutionPrompt  string
 	Value             interface{}
 	DefaultValue      interface{}
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ type Item struct {
 	Hidden            bool
 	Deprecated        bool
 	DeprecatedMessage string
+	HistoryIgnore     bool
 }
 
 func (i *Item) HasValue() bool {
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ type ConfigurationSet interface {
 	Add(item *Item) error
 	AddSet(set ConfigurationSet) error
 	SetSensitive(name string) error
+	SetHistoryIgnore(name string) error
 	SetRequired(name string) error
 	SetHidden(name string) error
 	SetDeprecated(name string, message string) error
@@ -156,6 +158,17 @@ func (s *configSet) SetSensitive(name string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (s *configSet) SetHistoryIgnore(name string) error {
+	item := s.Get(name)
+	if item == nil {
+		return ErrConfigNotFound
+	}
+
+	item.HistoryIgnore = true
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (s *configSet) SetRequired(name string) error {
 	item := s.Get(name)
 	if item == nil {
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/discovery/aws/provider.go b/pkg/plugins/discovery/aws/provider.go
index 4a9479ab..b4d9949f 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/discovery/aws/provider.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/discovery/aws/provider.go
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ func (p *eksClusterProvider) ConfigurationItems() config.ConfigurationSet {
 	cs.SetRequired("region")    //nolint: errcheck
 	cs.SetRequired("partition") //nolint: errcheck
 
+	cs.SetHidden("profile") //nolint: errcheck
+
 	return cs
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/identity/saml/saml.go b/pkg/plugins/identity/saml/saml.go
index 36ea7b38..30e7df26 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/identity/saml/saml.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/identity/saml/saml.go
@@ -106,22 +106,6 @@ func (p *samlIdentityProvider) Authenticate(ctx *provider.Context, clusterProvid
 		return nil, ErrCreatingAccount
 	}
 
-	exist, err := p.store.CredsExists()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("checking if creds exist: %w", err)
-	}
-	if exist {
-		if !p.store.Expired() && !p.config.Force {
-			p.logger.Info("using cached creds")
-			id, err := p.store.Load()
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("loading identity: %w", err)
-			}
-			return id, nil
-		}
-		p.logger.Info("cached creds expired or force enabled, renewing")
-	}
-
 	err = account.Validate()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("validating saml: %w", err)
@@ -147,7 +131,7 @@ func (p *samlIdentityProvider) Authenticate(ctx *provider.Context, clusterProvid
 		return nil, ErrNoSAMLAssertions
 	}
 
-	userID, err := p.serviceProvider.ProcessAssertions(account, samlAssertion)
+	userID, err := p.serviceProvider.ProcessAssertions(account, samlAssertion, ctx.ConfigurationItems())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("processing assertions for: %s: %w", clusterProvider, err)
 	}
@@ -204,11 +188,9 @@ func (p *samlIdentityProvider) createAccount(cs config.ConfigurationSet) (*cfg.I
 func (p *samlIdentityProvider) resolveConfig(ctx *provider.Context) error {
 	sp := p.serviceProvider
 
-	if ctx.IsInteractive() {
-		p.logger.Debug("running interactively, resolving SAML provider flags")
-		if err := sp.ResolveConfiguration(ctx.ConfigurationItems()); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("resolving flags: %w", err)
-		}
+	p.logger.Debug("resolving SAML provider flags")
+	if err := sp.ResolveConfiguration(ctx.ConfigurationItems(), ctx.IsInteractive()); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("resolving flags: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/identity/saml/sp/aws/provider.go b/pkg/plugins/identity/saml/sp/aws/provider.go
index 8c0a533d..841a0860 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/identity/saml/sp/aws/provider.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/identity/saml/sp/aws/provider.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func (p *ServiceProvider) PopulateAccount(account *cfg.IDPAccount, cfg config.Co
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (p *ServiceProvider) ProcessAssertions(account *cfg.IDPAccount, samlAssertions string) (provider.Identity, error) {
+func (p *ServiceProvider) ProcessAssertions(account *cfg.IDPAccount, samlAssertions string, cfg config.ConfigurationSet) (provider.Identity, error) {
 	data, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(samlAssertions)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("decoding SAMLAssertion: %w", err)
@@ -119,7 +119,10 @@ func (p *ServiceProvider) ProcessAssertions(account *cfg.IDPAccount, samlAsserti
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("resolving aws role: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	log.Printf("selected role: %s", role.RoleARN)
+	if err := cfg.SetValue("role-arn", role.RoleARN); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("setting role-arn config value: %w", err)
+	}
+	p.logger.Debugf("selected role: %s", role.RoleARN)
 
 	awsCreds, err := p.loginToStsUsingRole(account, role, samlAssertions)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/identity/saml/sp/aws/resolver.go b/pkg/plugins/identity/saml/sp/aws/resolver.go
index 71f665a3..f57b9f91 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/identity/saml/sp/aws/resolver.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/identity/saml/sp/aws/resolver.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package aws
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"sort"
+	"time"
 
 	survey "github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/endpoints"
@@ -26,11 +27,23 @@ import (
 	"github.com/fidelity/kconnect/pkg/config"
 )
 
+const (
+	profilePrefix = "kconnect-"
+)
+
 // ResolveConfiguration will resolve the values for the AWS specific config items that have no value.
 // It will query AWS and interactively ask the user for selections.
-func (p *ServiceProvider) ResolveConfiguration(cfg config.ConfigurationSet) error {
+func (p *ServiceProvider) ResolveConfiguration(cfg config.ConfigurationSet, interactive bool) error {
 	p.logger.Debug("resolving AWS identity configuration items")
 
+	if err := p.resolveProfile("profile", cfg); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("resolving profile: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if !interactive {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	// NOTE: resolution is only needed for required fields
 	if err := p.resolveIdpProvider("idp-provider", cfg); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("resolving idp-provider: %w", err)
@@ -38,9 +51,7 @@ func (p *ServiceProvider) ResolveConfiguration(cfg config.ConfigurationSet) erro
 	if err := p.resolveIdpEndpoint("idp-endpoint", cfg); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("resolving idp-endpoint: %w", err)
 	}
-	if err := p.resolveProfile("profile", cfg); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("resolving profile: %w", err)
-	}
+
 	if err := p.resolvePartition("partition", cfg); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("resolving partition: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -62,18 +73,14 @@ func (p *ServiceProvider) resolveProfile(name string, cfg config.ConfigurationSe
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	profile := ""
-	prompt := &survey.Input{
-		Message: "Enter the name of AWS profile",
-	}
-	if err := survey.AskOne(prompt, &profile, survey.WithValidator(survey.Required)); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("asking for profile name: %w", err)
-	}
+	now := time.Now().UTC()
+	profileName := fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", profilePrefix, now.Format("20060102150405"))
 
-	if err := cfg.SetValue(name, profile); err != nil {
-		p.logger.Errorf("failed setting profile config to %s: %s", profile, err.Error())
+	if err := cfg.SetValue(name, profileName); err != nil {
+		p.logger.Errorf("failed setting profile config to %s: %s", profileName, err.Error())
 		return fmt.Errorf("setting profile config: %w", err)
 	}
+	p.logger.Debugf("created AWS profile name: %s", profileName)
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/identity/saml/sp/types.go b/pkg/plugins/identity/saml/sp/types.go
index dbf7c21e..78c0b8d8 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/identity/saml/sp/types.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/identity/saml/sp/types.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ type ProviderConfig struct {
 
 type ServiceProvider interface {
 	Validate(configItems config.ConfigurationSet) error
-	ResolveConfiguration(configItems config.ConfigurationSet) error
+	ResolveConfiguration(configItems config.ConfigurationSet, interactive bool) error
 	PopulateAccount(account *cfg.IDPAccount, configItems config.ConfigurationSet) error
-	ProcessAssertions(account *cfg.IDPAccount, samlAssertions string) (provider.Identity, error)
+	ProcessAssertions(account *cfg.IDPAccount, samlAssertions string, configItems config.ConfigurationSet) (provider.Identity, error)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/provider/config.go b/pkg/provider/config.go
index ade434b0..b8eb1b48 100644
--- a/pkg/provider/config.go
+++ b/pkg/provider/config.go
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ type ClusterProviderConfig struct {
 type IdentityProviderConfig struct {
 	Username    string `json:"username" validate:"required"`
 	Password    string `json:"password" validate:"required"`
-	Force       bool   `json:"force"`
 	IdpProtocol string `json:"idp-protocol" validate:"required"`
 }
 
@@ -60,6 +59,8 @@ func AddCommonClusterConfig(cs config.ConfigurationSet) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("setting alias as sensitive: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	cs.SetHistoryIgnore("alias") //nolint
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -77,11 +78,10 @@ func AddCommonIdentityConfig(cs config.ConfigurationSet) error {
 // CommonIdentityConfig creates a configset with the common identity config items
 func CommonIdentityConfig() config.ConfigurationSet {
 	cs := config.NewConfigurationSet()
-	cs.String("username", "", "the username used for authentication")                //nolint: errcheck
-	cs.String("password", "", "the password to use for authentication")              //nolint: errcheck
-	cs.Bool("force", false, "If true then we force authentication every invocation") //nolint: errcheck
-	cs.String("idp-protocol", "", "the idp protocol to use (e.g. saml)")             //nolint: errcheck
-	cs.SetSensitive("password")                                                      //nolint: errcheck
+	cs.String("username", "", "the username used for authentication")    //nolint: errcheck
+	cs.String("password", "", "the password to use for authentication")  //nolint: errcheck
+	cs.String("idp-protocol", "", "the idp protocol to use (e.g. saml)") //nolint: errcheck
+	cs.SetSensitive("password")                                          //nolint: errcheck
 
 	return cs
 }