AWS athena documentation change
Summary
Updated MySQL connector documentation to require Glue connections with AWS Secrets Manager and removed legacy connection info.
Security assessment
Mandates use of AWS Secrets Manager for credentials, enhancing security. The removal of legacy connections suggests moving away from potentially less secure methods, but no specific vulnerability is cited.
Diff
diff --git a/athena/latest/ug/connectors-mysql.md b/athena/latest/ug/connectors-mysql.md index 0c187817a..ba7030a45 100644 --- a//athena/latest/ug/connectors-mysql.md +++ b//athena/latest/ug/connectors-mysql.md @@ -70,3 +70 @@ Athena data source connectors created on December 3, 2024 and later use AWS Glue -### Glue connections (recommended) - -We recommended that you configure a MySQL connector by using a Glue connections object. +We recommend that you configure a MySQL connector by using a Glue connections object. @@ -81 +79,14 @@ Use the following command to get the schema for a Glue connection object. This s -### Legacy connections +**Lambda environment properties** + +glue_connection – Specifies the name of the Glue connection associated with the federated connector. + +###### Note + + * All connectors that use Glue connections must use AWS Secrets Manager to store credentials. + + * The MySQL connector created using Glue connections does not support the use of a multiplexing handler. + + * The MySQL connector created using Glue connections only supports `ConnectionSchemaVersion` 2. + + +