Add the Amazon DynamoDB Connector
Authenticate to Amazon DynamoDB
After you add the connector, you need to set the required properties. supports authenticating to in several ways. Select your authentication method below to proceed to the relevant section that contains the authentication details.- ADFS
- Aws Root Keys (default)
- Aws IAM Roles
- AwsEC2Roles
- Aws Multifactor Authentication
- Aws Credentials File
- Okta
- PingFederate
- Aws Cognito Basic
- Aws Cognito Secure Remote Password
Active Directory Federation Services
- (Optional) Use Lake Formation: Select True if you want the AWS Lake Formation service to retrieve temporary credentials. These temporary credentials enforce access policies against the user based on the configured IAM role. You can use this service when you authenticate through Okta, ADFS, and PingFederate, while providing a Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) assertion. The default setting for Use Lake Formation is False.
AWS Root Keys
AWS IAM Roles
AWS EC2 Roles
AWS Multifactor Authentication
AWS Credentials File
Okta
- (Optional) Use Lake Formation: Select True if you want the AWS Lake Formation service to retrieve temporary credentials. These temporary credentials enforce access policies against the user based on the configured IAM role. You can use this service when you authenticate through Okta, ADFS, and PingFederate, while providing a Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) assertion. The default setting for Use Lake Formation is False.
PingFederate
- (Optional) Use Lake Formation: Select True if you want the AWS Lake Formation service to retrieve temporary credentials. These temporary credentials enforce access policies against the user based on the configured IAM role. You can use this service when you authenticate through Okta, ADFS, and PingFederate, while providing a Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) assertion. The default setting for Use Lake Formation is False.
AWS Cognito Basic
AWS Cognito Secure Remote Password
Complete Your Connection
To complete your connection:- For AWS Region, select the region that hosts your Amazon Web Services. The default region is NORTHERNVIRGINIA.
- Define advanced connection settings on the Advanced tab. (In most cases, though, you should not need these settings.)
- Click Create & Test to create your connection.