This string includes the options used to connect with URL parameter authentication.

Note: The strings demonstrated in this section use the DSN-less format. For additional formats, see "Using a connection string."

This string includes the option attributes used to connect with URL parameter authentication.

DRIVER=DataDirect 8.0 Aha;HostName=host_name;AuthenticationMethod=14;
SecurityToken=security_token;[attribute=value[;...]];

where:

host_name

specifies the base URL of the Aha! service to which you want to issue requests. For example, mycompany.aha.io.

security_token
specify the API key required to make a connection to your endpoint.
Important: The security token is a confidential value used to authenticate to the server. To prevent unauthorized access, this value must be securely maintained.
attribute=value
specifies connection option settings. Multiple option attributes are separated by a semi-colon.

The following example connection string includes the attributes required for connecting with the URL parameter authentication:

DRIVER=DataDirect 8.0 Aha;HostName=mycompany.aha.io;AuthenticationMethod=14;
SecurityToken=1234abc5d6789efg;