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Instance profile

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Instance profile - Amazon Athena

This authentication type is used on EC2 instances and is delivered through the Amazon EC2 metadata service.

Authentication type

Connection string name Parameter type Default value Connection string example
AuthenticationType Required IAM Credentials AuthenticationType=Instance Profile;

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