Authentication Method
- Last Updated: May 13, 2025
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- DataDirect Connectors
- ODBC
- Amazon Redshift 8.0
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Attribute
AuthenticationMethod (AM)
Purpose
Determines which authentication method the driver uses when establishing a connection.
Valid Values
0 | 13 |
39
Behavior
If set to 0 (Basic), the driver uses a hashed
value, based on the concatenation of the user name and password, for authentication. The
driver supports the MD5 and SHA-256 password hashing mechanisms.
If set to 13 (AzureAD), the driver uses Azure AD
authentication when establishing a connection.
If set to 39 (JWT), the
driver uses JWT authentication when establishing a connection.
Default Value
0 (Basic)