This section describes the connection properties used to configure Kerberos authentication.

Table 1. Authentication Properties
Property Characteristic

AuthenticationMethod

Determines which authentication method the driver uses when establishing a connection.

If set to kerberos, the driver uses Kerberos authentication.

If set to userIdPassword, the driver uses user ID/password authentication.

The default is userIdPassword.

Password

Specifies a password that is used to connect to your database.

ServicePrincipalName

Specifies the service principal name to be used for Kerberos authentication.

User

Specifies the user name that is used to connect to the database.