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The recent update to Prometheus (v2.26.0), an open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit, introduces support for AWS Signature Version 4 authentication. This enhancement allows the Prometheus server to perform remote-write API calls directly to the Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus (AMP) without the need for a proxy sidecar container, like the AWS SigV4 container. The feature stems from GitHub pull request PR 8509, which implements the original AWS Signature Version 4 authentication code found in the Grafana Cloud Agent, utilizing the AWS SDK for Go.

What is AWS Signature Version 4?

AWS Signature Version 4 is a method for adding authentication details to HTTP requests directed at AWS APIs. It is already employed by the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) and AWS SDKs for making API calls. For a deeper understanding of the Signature Version 4 signing process, refer to the AWS Signature Version 4 documentation.

Integrating Signature Version 4 with AMP

This new functionality leverages the SDK for Go, as demonstrated in the sigv4.go file within the repository. By using the Signature Version 4 authentication protocol, the Prometheus server can seamlessly send metric ingestion calls to the AMP workspace’s remote write API endpoints.

A diagram illustrating this integration can be found in the updated getting started blog post.

Conclusion

For more information about the Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus (AMP), consult the user guide. If you are running a standalone Prometheus server, you can access the latest version from the Prometheus website. To learn more, check out the full release notes for version 2.26.0.

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