pymongo-auth-aws
MONGODB-AWS authentication support for PyMongo
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. Install this if you are using PyMongo with MongoDB Atlas or MongoDB instances that support MONGODB-AWS authentication and you want to authenticate using AWS IAM credentials. It has low install friction, is actively maintained, carries no known vulnerabilities, and is licensed permissively. The only prerequisite is that you have AWS credentials available in your environment.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires boto3 and botocore to be installed; AWS credentials must be available in the environment (via IAM role, environment variables, or AWS config file).
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution.
- Actively maintained as of 2026-08-14 with recent commits; no known vulnerabilities.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — Apache License 2.0 is permissive; you may use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions.
last release 2024-09-11 (702 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 11 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 2,213,863 downloads/mo, #3,205 on PyPI
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pip install pymongo-auth-aws
import pymongo_auth_aws
from pymongo import MongoClient
client = MongoClient('mongodb+srv://<user>@<host>/?authMechanism=MONGODB-AWS')- Whether the package works with all PyMongo versions or requires a specific version range.
- Whether AWS credentials must be configured in the environment or if they can be passed programmatically.
What it is and what it does
pymongo-auth-aws is a plugin that extends PyMongo's authentication capabilities to support AWS IAM-based credentials. It bridges PyMongo and AWS by using boto3 and botocore to obtain temporary security tokens and pass them to MongoDB's MONGODB-AWS authentication mechanism. This allows applications running on AWS (EC2, Lambda, ECS, etc.) or with AWS credentials configured locally to authenticate to MongoDB Atlas or self-hosted MongoDB instances without managing long-lived database passwords.
The package is designed as a drop-in extension: once installed, you specify `authMechanism=MONGODB-AWS` in your MongoDB connection string, and pymongo-auth-aws handles credential retrieval and token generation transparently. It supports CPython 3.8+ and PyPy 3.7+, and is actively maintained by MongoDB.
Use it for
- Authenticate Lambda functions or ECS tasks to MongoDB using their IAM roles without embedding database credentials.
- Connect EC2 instances to MongoDB Atlas using temporary AWS STS tokens instead of static passwords.
- Enable local development with AWS IAM credentials by leveraging boto3's credential chain (environment variables, config files, or IAM roles).
- Simplify credential rotation in applications by relying on AWS IAM's built-in token expiration and refresh.
- Integrate MongoDB authentication into AWS-native applications that already use boto3 for other AWS services.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
Install this if you are using PyMongo with MongoDB Atlas or MongoDB instances that support MONGODB-AWS authentication and you want to authenticate using AWS IAM credentials. It has low install friction, is actively maintained, carries no known vulnerabilities, and is licensed permissively. The only prerequisite is that you have AWS credentials available in your environment.
Install
pymongo-auth-aws on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution. Actively maintained as of 2026-08-14 with recent commits; no known vulnerabilities.
Requires boto3 and botocore to be installed; AWS credentials must be available in the environment (via IAM role, environment variables, or AWS config file).
License in practice
Apache License 2.0 is permissive; you may use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install pymongo-auth-aws
import pymongo_auth_aws
from pymongo import MongoClient
client = MongoClient('mongodb+srv://<user>@<host>/?authMechanism=MONGODB-AWS')Verify before relying
- Whether the package works with all PyMongo versions or requires a specific version range.
- Whether AWS credentials must be configured in the environment or if they can be passed programmatically.
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.8 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 2 packagesboto3botocore |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 702 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 2,213,863 / month, #3,205 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software LicenseOperating System :: MacOS :: MacOS XOperating System :: Microsoft :: WindowsOperating System :: POSIXProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPythonProgramming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPyTopic :: Database |
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