Summary of Authentication-Related Options

The following table summarizes how authentication-related connection options work with the drivers. Note that some authentication-enabled drivers support only a subset of the listed options, as determined by natively supported features. See "Connection Option Descriptions" in each driver chapter for details about configuring the options.

Table 1. Summary: Security Connection Options

Option	Characteristic
Authentication Method	The method the driver uses to authenticate the user to the server when a connection is established.
GSS Client Library	The name of the Generic Security Service (GSS) client library that the driver uses to communicate with the Key Distribution Center (KDC).
Proxy User	Specifies the UserID used for impersonation.
Service Principal Name	The service principal name to be used by driver for Kerberos authentication.
User Name	The default user ID used to connect to your database.