Christopher Granata delivered AWS IAM Role authentication guidance for the elastic/integrations repository, focusing on improving the AWS integration’s security and usability. He updated the project’s documentation, specifically the README, to clarify how users can leverage an EC2 instance’s IAM role for authentication by leaving credential fields empty when an IAM role is attached. This approach, implemented using Markdown and AWS best practices, reduces the need for long-lived credentials and streamlines deployment. Christopher’s work included updating the changelog and manifest version, reflecting a thoughtful, security-centric enhancement that simplifies onboarding and aligns with modern cloud documentation standards. No bugs were reported.