IAM credentials - Amazon Athena
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IAM credentials

You can use your IAM credentials with the JDBC driver to connect to Amazon Athena by setting the following connection parameters.

User

Your Amazon access key ID. For information about access keys, see Amazon security credentials in the IAM User Guide.

Parameter name Alias Parameter type Default value
User AccessKeyId Required none

Password

Your Amazon secret key ID. For information about access keys, see Amazon security credentials in the IAM User Guide.

Parameter name Alias Parameter type Default value
Password SecretAccessKey Optional none

Session token

If you use temporary Amazon credentials, you must specify a session token. For information about temporary credentials, see Temporary security credentials in IAM in the IAM User Guide.

Parameter name Alias Parameter type Default value
SessionToken none Optional none