reading data from aws s3

Hi Anonymous 

S3 has security that can be applied that can restrict access to a resource, be that an individual file or the entire bucket.  In S3 they refer to a bucket - this is the container for your data. You can think of it as a folder.

The security on this bucket can be set such that it is open to everyone, just like a website. 

Websites allow people to read (see) the files in that site, if they didn't the site wouldn't work because your browser couldn't read the site contents.

So, if your S3 security is set so that the bucket is open, you can use PQ to access the files in that bucket.

If your S3 securty is more restrictive then you will need to use the S3 API as you will need to provide authentication (username/password) to login and access the bucket resources.

If your want to connect to S3 to read meta-data, that is things like reports on usage, then you will need to go through the API too.

Regards

Phil