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title: "10.28.2025: Enable AWS IAM Auth for DB Configuration"
description: Available in Phoenix 12.9+
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Added support for **AWS IAM–based authentication** for PostgreSQL connections to **AWS Aurora and RDS**. This enhancement enables the use of **short-lived IAM tokens** instead of static passwords, improving security and compliance for database access.

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