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Enabling IAM database authentication in Amazon Neptune - Amazon Neptune

Enabling IAM database authentication in Amazon Neptune

By default, IAM database authentication is disabled when you create an Amazon Neptune DB cluster. You can enable IAM database authentication (or disable it again) using the AWS Management Console.

To create a new Neptune DB cluster with IAM authentication by using the console, follow the instructions for creating a Neptune DB cluster in Launching a Neptune DB cluster using the AWS Management Console.

During the creation process, scroll down to Additional settings and select Turn on IAM Authentication.

To enable or disable IAM authentication for an existing DB instance or cluster

  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console, and open the Amazon Neptune console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/neptune/home.

  2. In the navigation pane, choose Clusters.

  3. Choose the Neptune DB cluster that you want to modify, and then choose Modify.

  4. Scroll down to Additional settings. For IAM DB Authentication, choose either Turn on IAM Authentication or Turn off IAM Authentication (to disable). Then choose Next.

  5. Under Scheduling of modifications, choose when to apply the change, and then choose Submit.

Important

Enabling or disabling IAM database authentication causes the DB engine to restart. This restart terminates all existing connections to the cluster and causes a brief interruption in availability. Plan to make this change during a maintenance window or at a time when the impact of a connection interruption is minimal.