The scheme used for authentication. Accepted entries are: Auto, , AwsRootKeys , AwsIAMRoles , AwsCredentialsFile.

Data Type

string

Default Value

"Auto"

Remarks

Use the following options to select your authentication scheme:

• Auto: Set this to have the driver attempt to automatically resolve the proper authentication scheme to use based on the other connection properties specified.
• TemporaryCredentials: Set this to leverage temporary security credentials alongside a session token to connect.
• AwsRootKeys: Set this to use the root user access key and secret. Useful for quickly testing, but production use cases are encouraged to use something with narrowed permissions.
• AwsIAMRoles: Set to use IAM Roles for the connection.
• AwsCredentialsFile: Set to use a credential file for authentication.