# AWS configuration profile credentials
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You can use credentials stored in an AWS configuration profile by setting the following connection parameters. AWS configuration profiles are typically stored in files in the `~/.aws` directory). For information about AWS configuration profiles, see [Use profiles](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-java/latest/developer-guide/credentials-profiles.html) in the *AWS SDK for Java Developer Guide*.

## Credentials provider
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The credentials provider that will be used to authenticate requests to AWS. Set the value of this parameter to `ProfileCredentials`.


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| Parameter name | Alias | Parameter type | Default value | Value to use | 
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| CredentialsProvider | AWSCredentialsProviderClass (deprecated) | Required | none | ProfileCredentials | 

## Profile name
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The name of the AWS configuration profile whose credentials should be used to authenticate the request to Athena.


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| Parameter name | Alias | Parameter type | Default value | 
| --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| ProfileName | none | Required | none | 

**Note**  
The profile name can also be specified as the value of the `CredentialsProviderArguments` parameter, although this use is deprecated.