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# AWS::DataZone::Connection AuthenticationConfigurationInput
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The authentication configuration of a connection.

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
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```
{
  "[AuthenticationType](#cfn-datazone-connection-authenticationconfigurationinput-authenticationtype)" : String,
  "[BasicAuthenticationCredentials](#cfn-datazone-connection-authenticationconfigurationinput-basicauthenticationcredentials)" : BasicAuthenticationCredentials,
  "[CustomAuthenticationCredentials](#cfn-datazone-connection-authenticationconfigurationinput-customauthenticationcredentials)" : {Key: Value, ...},
  "[KmsKeyArn](#cfn-datazone-connection-authenticationconfigurationinput-kmskeyarn)" : String,
  "[OAuth2Properties](#cfn-datazone-connection-authenticationconfigurationinput-oauth2properties)" : OAuth2Properties,
  "[SecretArn](#cfn-datazone-connection-authenticationconfigurationinput-secretarn)" : String
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [AuthenticationType](#cfn-datazone-connection-authenticationconfigurationinput-authenticationtype): String
  [BasicAuthenticationCredentials](#cfn-datazone-connection-authenticationconfigurationinput-basicauthenticationcredentials): 
    BasicAuthenticationCredentials
  [CustomAuthenticationCredentials](#cfn-datazone-connection-authenticationconfigurationinput-customauthenticationcredentials): 
    Key: Value
  [KmsKeyArn](#cfn-datazone-connection-authenticationconfigurationinput-kmskeyarn): String
  [OAuth2Properties](#cfn-datazone-connection-authenticationconfigurationinput-oauth2properties): 
    OAuth2Properties
  [SecretArn](#cfn-datazone-connection-authenticationconfigurationinput-secretarn): String
```

## Properties
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`AuthenticationType`  <a name="cfn-datazone-connection-authenticationconfigurationinput-authenticationtype"></a>
The authentication type of a connection.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Allowed values*: `BASIC | OAUTH2 | CUSTOM`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`BasicAuthenticationCredentials`  <a name="cfn-datazone-connection-authenticationconfigurationinput-basicauthenticationcredentials"></a>
The basic authentication credentials of a connection.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: [BasicAuthenticationCredentials](aws-properties-datazone-connection-basicauthenticationcredentials.md)  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`CustomAuthenticationCredentials`  <a name="cfn-datazone-connection-authenticationconfigurationinput-customauthenticationcredentials"></a>
The custom authentication credentials of a connection.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: Object of String  
*Pattern*: `.+`  
*Minimum*: `1`  
*Maximum*: `2048`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`KmsKeyArn`  <a name="cfn-datazone-connection-authenticationconfigurationinput-kmskeyarn"></a>
The KMS key ARN of a connection.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Pattern*: `^$|arn:aws[a-z0-9-]*:kms:.*$`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`OAuth2Properties`  <a name="cfn-datazone-connection-authenticationconfigurationinput-oauth2properties"></a>
The oAuth2 properties of a connection.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: [OAuth2Properties](aws-properties-datazone-connection-oauth2properties.md)  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`SecretArn`  <a name="cfn-datazone-connection-authenticationconfigurationinput-secretarn"></a>
The secret ARN of a connection.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Pattern*: `^arn:aws(-(cn|us-gov|iso(-[bef])?))?:secretsmanager:.*$`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)