Using IAM Credentials

You can configure the connector to authenticate your connection through IAM authentication using IAM credentials.

To configure IAM authentication using IAM:

To access the authentication options, open the ODBC Data Source Administrator where you created the DSN, select the DSN, and then click Configure.
From the Auth Type drop-down list, select AWS IAM Credentials.
If the ID and region of the Redshift server cluster are not already provided through the Server field, then do the following:

In the DbUser field, type the ID that you want to designate to the Redshift user.
If the ID you entered in the DbUser field does not already exist in your Redshift account, you must create it:

Select the User AutoCreate check box.
In the DbGroups field, type the names of any user groups that you want the new DbUser to be added to, separated by commas.
Optionally, to lowercase all DbGroups that are received from the identity provider, select the Force Lowercase check box.

Optionally, in the Endpoint URL field, type the endpoint used to communicate with the Redshift cluster.
Optionally, in the STS Endpoint URL field, type the endpoint used to communicate with the AWS Security Token Service (AWS STS).
Optionally, in the AuthProfile field, type the authentication profile you want to use to manage the connection settings.
In the AccessKeyID field, type your Redshift access key ID.
In the SecretAccessKey field, type your Redshift secret key.
If you are using an IAM role, in the SessionToken field, type your temporary session token.
Optionally, to use group federation, select the Group Federation checkbox.
To save your settings and close the dialog box, click OK.