AWS Glue Data Catalog adds IAM authorization for S3 Tables, Iceberg views in GovCloud
AWS Glue Data Catalog now supports IAM-based authorization for Amazon S3 Tables and Apache Iceberg materialized views, simplifying permission management for analytics services. This feature allows unified permissions across storage, catalog, and query engines, enhancing integration with services like Athena and EMR. It is now available in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions and offers optional integration with AWS Lake Formation for finer-grained access control.
- →IAM authorization for S3 Tables and Iceberg materialized views in AWS Glue Data Catalog
- →Simplified integration with AWS Analytics services
- →Availability in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
Features (1) ›
- IAM authorization for S3 Tables and Iceberg materialized views in AWS Glue Data Catalog
AWS Glue Data Catalog now supports IAM-based authorization for Amazon S3 Tables and Apache Iceberg materialized views. This allows for unified permission management across storage, catalog, and query engines through a single IAM policy.
Enhancements (1) ›
- Simplified integration with AWS Analytics services
This capability simplifies the integration of S3 Tables or materialized views with AWS Analytics services, including Amazon Athena, Amazon EMR, Amazon Redshift, and AWS Glue. Customers can also opt in to AWS Lake Formation for fine-grained access controls.
Notes (1) ›
- Availability in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
This feature is now available in the AWS GovCloud (US-East) and AWS GovCloud (US-West) Regions. Documentation links are provided for further details on S3 Tables and AWS Glue Data Catalog.
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/06/gdc-s3tables-simplified-permissions-in-aws-govcloud/