Example: Creating and Using an Authorization for a Foreign Table - Teradata Vantage - Analytics Database

SQL Data Definition Language Syntax and Examples
Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
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2025-11-06
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Product Category
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Create Authorization

CREATE AUTHORIZATION MyAuthObj
USER 'YOUR-ACCESS-KEY-ID'
PASSWORD 'YOUR-SECRET-ACCESS-KEY';

Create Foreign Table

CREATE FOREIGN TABLE sensordata2,
EXTERNAL SECURITY MyAuthObj
USING (
  LOCATION ('/s3/YOUR-BUCKET.s3.amazonaws.com/')
);