Integrate with Apono to view existing permissions and create Access Flows to Amazon Redshift clusters
Amazon Redshift is a fast, scalable, and secure fully managed data warehouse service in the cloud, serving as a primary data store for vast datasets and analytic workloads. Amazon Web Services (AWS) enables businesses to analyze their data using standard SQL and existing business intelligence tools, promoting insightful decision-making and integration with various AWS services.
Through this integration, Apono helps you securely manage access to your Amazon Redshift instance.
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You can also use the steps below to integrate with Apono using Terraform.
In step 10, instead of clicking Confirm, follow the Are you integrating with Apono using Terraform? guidance.
Follow these steps to complete the integration:
On the Catalog tab, click Amazon Redshift. The Connect Integration page appears.
Under Discovery, click Next. The Apono connector section expands.
From the dropdown menu, select a connector. Choosing a connector links Apono to all the services available on the account where the connector is located.
If the desired connector is not listed, click + Add new connector and follow the instructions for creating an Apono connector.
Click Next. The Integration Config section expands.
Define the Integration Config settings.
Click Next. The Secret Store section expands.
Click Next. The Get more with Apono section expands.
Define the Get more with Apono settings.
Click Confirm.
Now that you have completed this integration, you can create access flows that grant permission to your Amazon Redshift instance.
Refer to Troubleshooting Errors for information about errors that may occur.
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Integration Name
Unique, alphanumeric, user-friendly name used to identify this integration when constructing an access flow
Hostname
Hostname of the Amazon Redshift instance to connect
Port
Port value for the instance By default, Apono sets this value to 5439.
Database Name
Name of the database
Credential Rotation
(Optional) Number of days after which the database credentials must be rotated
Custom Access Details
(Optional) Instructions explaining how to access this integration's resources Upon accessing an integration, a message with these instructions will be displayed to end users in the User Portal. The message may include up to 400 characters. To view the message as it appears to end users, click Preview.
Integration Owner
(Optional) Fallback approver if no resource owner is found Follow these steps to define one or several integration owners:
From the Attribute dropdown menu, select User or Group under the relevant identity provider (IdP) platform.
From the Value dropdown menu, select one or multiple users or groups.
NOTE: When Resource Owner is defined, an Integration Owner must be defined.
Resource Owner
(Optional) Group or role responsible for managing access approvals or rejections for the resource Follow these steps to define one or several resource owners:
Enter a Key name. This value is the name of the tag created in your cloud environment.
From the Attribute dropdown menu, select an attribute under the IdP platform to which the key name is associated. Apono will use the value associated with the key (tag) to identify the resource owner. When you update the membership of the group or role in your IdP platform, this change is also reflected in Apono.
NOTE: When this setting is defined, an Integration Owner must also be defined.
Apono Connector
On-prem connection serving as a bridge between an Amazon Redshift instance and Apono Minimum Required Version: 1.3.2 Use the following steps to update an existing connector.
Secret
Value generated through AWS or Kubernetes
Apono does not store credentials. The Apono Connector uses the secret to communicate with services in your environment and separate the Apono web app from the environment for maximal security.
User
Redshift user for Apono with the CREATEUSER permission
Amazon Redshift Info
Information for the Amazon Redshift instance to be integrated:
Hostname
Port Number