Configuring Authentication

Redshift databases require authentication. You can configure the connector to provide your credentials and authenticate the connection to the database, or to use a profile or credentials service.

The connector supports the following authentication methods:

• Standard authentication using your database user name and password
• IAM authentication using a profile
• IAM authentication using IAM credentials
• IAM authentication using Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS)
• IAM authentication using Azure AD service
• IAM authentication using a JSON Web Token (JWT)
• IAM authentication using Okta service
• IAM authentication using PingFederate service
• IAM authentication using a browser plugin for Azure AD
• IAM authentication using a browser plugin for Azure AD OAuth2
• IAM authentication using a browser plugin for a SAML service
• IAM authentication using a credentials service aside from those listed above

For more information on IAM Roles and authentication, see http://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_use_switch-role-ec2.html.

For detailed authentication instructions, see the following topics:

• Using Standard Authentication
• Using an IAM Profile
• Using IAM Credentials
• Using Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS)
• Using Azure AD Service
• Using a JSON Web Token (JWT)
• Using Okta Service
• Using PingFederate Service on Windows
• Using an External Credentials Service on page 1