Using IAM authentication to generate database user credentials - Amazon Redshift
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Using IAM authentication to generate database user credentials

You can generate temporary database credentials based on permissions granted through an Amazon Identity and Access Management (IAM) permissions policy to manage the access that your users have to your Amazon Redshift database.

Commonly, Amazon Redshift database users log in to the database by providing a database user name and password. However, you don't have to maintain user names and passwords in your Amazon Redshift database. As an alternative, you can configure your system to permit users to create user credentials and log in to the database based on their IAM credentials.

For more information, see Identity Providers and Federation in the IAM User Guide.

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