The Security tab allows you to specify your security settings. The fields are optional unless otherwise noted. On this tab, provide values for the options in the following table; then, click Apply.

Figure 1. Security tab

The Advanced Tab of the ODBC Driver for Cassandra Setup dialog box

Connection Options: Advanced Description
User Name The default user ID that is used to connect to your database.

Default: None
Authentication Method Specifies the method the driver uses to authenticate the user to the server when a connection is established. If the specified authentication method is not supported by the database server, the connection fails and the driver generates an error.

If set to -1 - No Authentication, the driver sends the user ID and password in clear text to the server for authentication.

If set to 0 - User ID/Password, the driver sends the user ID in clear text and an encrypted password to the server for authentication.

Default: 0 - User ID/Password

If you finished configuring your driver, proceed to Step 6 in "Data source configuration through a GUI." Optionally, you can further configure your driver by clicking on the following tabs. The following sections provide details on the fields specific to each configuration tab:

  • General tab allows you to configure options that are required for creating a data source.
  • SQL Engine tab allows you to configure the SQL engine's behavior.
  • Advanced tab allows you to configure advanced behavior.
  • Schema Map tab allows you to configure mapping behavior.