Amazon S3 Connection
This article describes how to connect to Amazon S3.
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Prerequisites
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Review how sources and connections work.
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Create a source to add this connection to.
Add a connection
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Go to [your source] > Connections and select Add Connection.
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In Connection type, select Amazon S3.
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Fill in the following:
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Name: A meaningful name for your connection. Used to indicate the location of catalog items.
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Description (Optional): A short description of the connection.
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Bucket name: The name of the Amazon S3 bucket you want to use.
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Region: The region to which the bucket belongs.
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Add credentials
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Only AWS Access Key authentication is supported. Ensure the connecting user has the following permissions in AWS:
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Select Add Credentials.
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Fill in the following:
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Name: Provide a clear name for this set of credentials.
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Description (Optional): Explain what the credentials are used for or provide other useful information.
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Access key: The AWS access key ID.
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Secret key: The AWS secret access key.
For details, see Manage access keys for IAM users.
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To use this set of credentials by default when connecting to the data source, select Set as default.
| Always use the dedicated credential fields for authentication details such as passwords, secrets, and tokens. This ensures credentials are handled with the appropriate level of protection and reliably preserved across environments. |
| One set of credentials must be defined as default for each connection. Otherwise, DQ evaluation fails and previewing data in the catalog is not possible. |
Add write credentials
If you want to export data to this source, add write credentials. Select Add Credentials and follow the instructions in Add credentials.
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