AWS Glue now supports OAuth 2.0 for Snowflake connectivity

Starting today, AWS Glue supports OAuth 2.0 authorization and authentication for native Snowflake connectivity, enabling customers to read from and write to Snowflake without sharing user credentials. This makes it easier for enterprises to maintain security compliance while building data integration pipelines. With OAuth support, you can now securely access Snowflake data within AWS Glue using temporary token-based authorization.

AWS Glue provides built-in connector to Snowflake, which helps you to integrate Snowflake data with other sources on a single platform while leveraging the scalability and performance of the AWS Glue Spark engine—all without installing or managing connector libraries. Previously, connecting to Snowflake required using persistent credentials or private keys. With OAuth 2.0 support, you can now eliminate credential management entirely, relying instead on secure, temporary tokens that enhance security and simplify access control. This approach enables granular access control, allowing you to define precise permissions for different users and applications. Additionally, token-based authentication provides improved auditability, making it easier to track and monitor data access patterns across your organization.

OAuth 2.0 support for AWS Glue's Snowflake connector is available in all AWS commercial regions where AWS Glue is available.

To get started with configuring your AWS Glue Snowflake connection with OAuth, visit the AWS Glue documentation.