aws_sig_v4

The aws_sig_v4 configuration enables you to sign outgoing requests to AWS-hosted subgraphs using AWS Signature Version 4. This ensures secure communication between the Hive Router and your AWS services by authenticating requests with AWS credentials.

For practical examples and common scenarios, check out Subgraph Auth.

Configuration Structure

The aws_sig_v4 configuration object allows you to define signing options globally for all subgraphs or individually for specific subgraphs.

aws_sig_v4:
  # Signing configuration applied to all subgraphs.
  all:
    # Signing options...
  subgraphs:
    products:
      # Signing options for the 'products' subgraph...
    users:
      # Signing options for the 'users' subgraph...

Options:

You can provide hardcoded or default_chain credentials for signing requests, not both.

hardcoded

• Type: object

Use hard-coded AWS credentials to sign all outgoing subgraph requests. This accepts the following fields:

• access_key_id: (string, required) Your AWS Access Key ID.
• secret_access_key: (string, required) Your AWS Secret Access Key.
• region: (string, required) The AWS region where your subgraphs are hosted.
• service: (string, required) The AWS service name (e.g., lambda, s3, etc.).

aws_sig_v4:
  all:
    hardcoded:
      access_key_id: AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE
      secret_access_key: 'wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY'
      region: us-east-1
      service_name: lambda

default_chain

• Type: object

Use the Default Chain Authentication method to sign outgoing subgraph requests. Hive Router will automatically look for AWS credentials in the following order:

• Environment Variables: AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
• Shared Credentials File: Typically located at ~/.aws/credentials
• EC2 Instance Profile Credentials: If running on an AWS EC2 instance with an assigned IAM role
• ECS Task Role Credentials: If running in an AWS ECS task with an assigned IAM role
• AssumeRole: Via STS AssumeRole operations

This configuration accepts the following fields:

• profile_name: (string, optional) The AWS CLI profile name to use from the shared credentials file. Learn more
• region: (string, required) The AWS region where your subgraphs are hosted. Learn more
• service_name: (string, required) The AWS service name (e.g., lambda, s3, etc.). Learn more
• assume_role: (object, optional) Configuration for assuming a role via STS. Contains:
  • role_arn: (string, required) The ARN of the role to assume.
  • session_name: (string, required) An identifier for the assumed role session.

See AWS official documentation to learn more about Assume Role IAM.

aws_sig_v4:
  all:
    default_chain:
      profile_name: 'my-test-profile'
      region: 'us-east-1'
      service_name: 'lambda'
      assume_role:
        role_arn: 'test-arn'
        session_name: 'test-session'