Using IAM Credentials

You can configure the connector to authenticate the connection using an access key and a secret key that is specified directly in the connection information.

If you are using temporary credentials, which are only valid for a limited amount of time, then you must also provide a session token. For more information, see "Temporary Security Credentials" in the AWS Identity and Access Management User Guide: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_temp.html.

To configure authentication using IAM credentials:

  1. Set the AuthenticationType property to IAM Credentials.
  2. Set the UID property to the access key provided by your AWS account.
  3. Set the PWD property to the secret key provided by your AWS account.
  4. If you are using temporary credentials, set the SessionToken property to the session token generated by the AWS Security Token Service.
  5. Optionally, to retrieve SAML credentials using Lake Formation service, set the LakeformationEnabled to true.

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