AWS athena documentation change
Summary
Added documentation about using Glue connections for DynamoDB connector configuration, including Glue connection properties and Lambda environment properties
Security assessment
The changes focus on connector configuration improvements but do not mention security vulnerabilities or introduce security features
Diff
diff --git a/athena/latest/ug/connectors-dynamodb.md index 6ad5584ba..2451f4032 100644 --- a/athena/latest/ug/connectors-dynamodb.md +++ b/athena/latest/ug/connectors-dynamodb.md @@ -29,0 +30,19 @@ Use the parameters in this section to configure the DynamoDB connector. +Glue connections (recommended) + + +We recommended that you configure a DynamoDB connector by using a Glue connections object. To do this, set the `glue_connection` environment variable of the DynamoDB connector Lambda to the name of the Glue connection to use. + +**Glue connections properties** + +Use the following command to get the schema for a Glue connection object. This schema contains all the parameters that you can use to control your connection. + + + aws glue describe-connection-type --connection-type DYNAMODB + +**Lambda environment properties** + +glue_connection – Specifies the name of the Glue connection associated with the federated connector. + +Legacy connections + + @@ -34 +53,3 @@ Athena data source connectors created on December 3, 2024 and later use AWS Glue -The parameter names and definitions listed below are for Athena data source connectors created prior to December 3, 2024. These can differ from their corresponding [AWS Glue connection properties](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/glue/latest/dg/connection-properties.html). Starting December 3, 2024, use the parameters below only when you [manually deploy](./connect-data-source-serverless-app-repo.html) an earlier version of an Athena data source connector. +The parameter names and definitions listed below are for Athena data source connectors created without an associated Glue connection. Use the following parameters only when you [manually deploy](./connect-data-source-serverless-app-repo.html) an earlier version of an Athena data source connector or when the `glue_connection` environment property is not specified. + +**Lambda environment properties**