1. User's Guide
  2. Initialization Parameters
  3. HS_FDS_AUTHENTICATE_USER

B.9 HS_FDS_AUTHENTICATE_USER

HS_FDS_AUTHENTICATE_USER initialization parameter for Oracle Database Gateway for DRDA.

Property Description

Default Value

CLEARTEXT

Range of values

{CLEARTEXT|ENCRYPT|ENCRYPT_BOTH|CLIENT|KERBEROS}

Syntax

HS_FDS_AUTHENTICATE_USER= {CLEARTEXT|ENCRYPT|ENCRYPT_BOTH|CLIENT|KERBEROS}

Specifies the way in which user ID and password are sent to the remote DB2 server and authenticated. Valid values are:

  • CLEARTEXT : user ID and password are sent in clear text to server (default).
  • ENCRYPT : password is sent encrypted to server.
  • ENCRYPT_BOTH : user ID and password are sent encrypted to server.
  • CLIENT : user ID is validated on the client side instead of by the server.
  • KERBEROS : uses Kerberos to authenticate user ID.

Parent topic: Initialization Parameters