Amazon DynamoDB
Amazon DynamoDB
Prerequisites
Whitelist CData IPs
To establish a connection to Amazon DynamoDB, you need to allow access to Amazon DynamoDB via CData’s IP. When hosting Amazon DynamoDB behind a firewall, you must safelist these IP addresses in your firewall.
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Range:
52.224.0.160
to52.224.0.175
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CIDR notation:
52.224.0.160/28
Ensure Amazon DynamoDB is Publicly Accessible
Provide a public facing IP/domain to connect to this data source. The following private IP ranges do not work:
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10.0.0.0
to10.255.255.255
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172.16.0.0
to172.31.255.255
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192.168.0.0
to192.168.255.255
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127.0.0.1
(aka ‘localhost’)
Setup Guide
Follow these steps to connect Amazon DynamoDB to your CData Connect account:
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Open the Connections page of the CData Connect dashboard.
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Click + Add Connection in the upper-right corner.
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Type Amazon DynamoDB into the search field, then click the data source name.
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On the Basic Settings tab of the new connection, enter a connection name or keep the default name.
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Select the Authentication method, then proceed to the relevant section and follow those instructions.
Authentication Methods
ADFS
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Enter the ADFS User Id.
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Add the Password for that account.
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Enter the SSO Login URL to the URL use by the SSO provider.
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Select the AWS Region that hosts your AWS account.
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In Amazon DynamoDB, add the CData Connect static IP addresses to your connection whitelist.
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At the top of the CData Connect Add Amazon DynamoDB Connection page, click Save & Test.
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If the connection test succeeds, a message indicates that your connection has been created.
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If the connection test fails, ensure that you entered your login information correctly with no stray spaces or other characters. Then, try again.
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AWSRootKeys
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Enter the AWS Access Key associated with the AWS root account.
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Enter the AWS Secret Key associated with the AWS root account.
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Select the AWS Region that hosts your AWS account.
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In Amazon DynamoDB, add the CData Connect static IP addresses to your connection whitelist.
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At the top of the CData Connect Add Amazon DynamoDB Connection page, click Save & Test.
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If the connection test succeeds, a message indicates that your connection has been created.
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If the connection test fails, ensure that you entered your login information correctly with no stray spaces or other characters. Then, try again.
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AWSIAMRoles
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Enter the AWS Access Key associated with the AWS root account.
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Enter the AWS Secret Key associated with the AWS root account.
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Enter the AWS Role ARN for the authenticating User Id.
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(Optional) Enter the AWS External Id only if emulating a different role.
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Select the AWS Region that hosts your AWS account.
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In Amazon DynamoDB, add the CData Connect static IP addresses to your connection whitelist.
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At the top of the CData Connect Add Amazon DynamoDB Connection page, click Save & Test.
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If the connection test succeeds, a message indicates that your connection has been created.
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If the connection test fails, ensure that you entered your login information correctly with no stray spaces or other characters. Then, try again.
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Okta
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In User enter the Amazon DynamoDB username for authentication.
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In Password enter the user password.
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Enter the SSO Login URL.
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Enter all relevant SSO Properties, with the format ‘ssoproperty1=value1;sooproperty2=value2;sooproperty3=value3;’. Make sure to separate all property-value pairs with semicolons.
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Select the AWS Region that hosts your AWS account.
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In Amazon DynamoDB, add the CData Connect static IP addresses to your connection whitelist.
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At the top of the CData Connect Add Amazon DynamoDB Connection page, click Save & Test.
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If the connection test succeeds, a message indicates that your connection has been created.
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If the connection test fails, ensure that you entered your login information correctly with no stray spaces or other characters. Then, try again.
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PingFederate
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In User enter the Amazon DynamoDB username for authentication.
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In Password enter the user password.
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Enter the SSO Login URL.
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Enter the SSO Properties, with the format ‘ssoproperty1=value1;sooproperty2=value2;sooproperty3=value3;’. Make sure to separate all property-value pairs with semicolons.
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Add the SSO Exchange URL.
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(Optional) Enter the AWS Role ARN only if you have multiple Identity Providers in your AWS account.
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Select the AWS Region that hosts your AWS account.
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In Amazon DynamoDB, add the CData Connect static IP addresses to your connection whitelist.
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At the top of the CData Connect Add Amazon DynamoDB Connection page, click Save & Test.
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If the connection test succeeds, a message indicates that your connection has been created.
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If the connection test fails, ensure that you entered your login information correctly with no stray spaces or other characters. Then, try again.
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More Information
For more information about interactions between CData Connect and Amazon DynamoDB, see this information page.