Integrate custom applications with AWS Lake Formation – Part 1

This article discusses how to integrate custom applications with AWS Lake Formation, focusing on how third-party services can interact with Lake Formation's data governance and security features. The key highlights include:

• Lake Formation enables centralized data security, governance, and sharing across an organization
• The article provides a detailed walkthrough of integrating an external application with Lake Formation using APIs like:
  • sts:AssumeRole
  • glue:GetUnfilteredTableMetadata
  • lakeformation:GetTemporaryGlueTableCredentials
• A sample Lambda function is developed to demonstrate Lake Formation integration, showcasing:
  • How to retrieve table metadata
  • How to apply row and column-level access controls
  • How to fetch data with fine-grained permissions
• The solution supports both unpartitioned and partitioned tables
• Detailed steps are provided for:
  • Enabling application integration
  • Enforcing Lake Formation permissions
  • Testing the Lambda function

This is Part 1 of a two-part series explaining how to build custom data processing applications integrated with AWS Lake Formation.