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

Table 1. Kerberos Authentication Properties
Property Characteristic

AuthenticationMethod

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

Set this to kerberos to enable the driver to use Kerberos authentication.
DatabaseName Specifies the name of the Impala database. The database must exist, or the connection attempt will fail.
LoginConfigName Specifies the name of the entry in the JAAS login configuration file that contains the authentication technology used by the driver to establish a Kerberos connection.
PortNumber The TCP port of the primary database server that is listening for connections to the database.

The default is 21050.
ServerName Specifies either the IP address or the server name (if your network supports named servers) of the primary database server.

ServicePrincipalName

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

See also

Configuring the driver for Kerberos authentication

Connection Property Descriptions