Attribute

AuthenticationMethod (AM)

Purpose

Specifies the method the driver uses to authenticate the user to the server when a connection is established.

Valid Values

0 | 4 | -1

Behavior

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

If set to 4 (Kerberos Authentication), the driver uses Kerberos authentication. This method supports both Windows Active Directory Kerberos and MIT Kerberos environments.

If set to -1 (No Authentication), the driver passes the value anonymous for the user ID and the value p for the password when submitting requests to the server.

Default

0 (User ID/Password)

GUI Tab

Security tab