ConnectionPasswordEncryption
The data structure used by the Data Catalog to encrypt the password as part of CreateConnection or UpdateConnection and store it in the ENCRYPTED_PASSWORD field in the connection properties. You can enable catalog encryption or only password encryption.
When a CreationConnection request arrives containing a password, the Data Catalog first encrypts the password using your KMS key. It then encrypts the whole connection object again if catalog encryption is also enabled.
This encryption requires that you set KMS key permissions to enable or restrict access on the password key according to your security requirements. For example, you might want only administrators to have decrypt permission on the password key.
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Properties
An KMS key that is used to encrypt the connection password.
When the ReturnConnectionPasswordEncrypted flag is set to "true", passwords remain encrypted in the responses of GetConnection and GetConnections. This encryption takes effect independently from catalog encryption.