Specifies the authentication method used to connect to Google Analytics.

Possible Values

Data Type

string

Default Value

"OAuth"

Remarks

• OAuth: Set this to perform OAuth authentication using a standard user account.
• OAuthJWT: Set this to perform OAuth authentication using an OAuth service account.
• GCPInstanceAccount: Set this to get Access Token from Google Cloud Platform instance.
• AWSWorkloadIdentity: Set this to authenticate using Workload Identity Federation via AWS. The connector authenticates to AWS according to the AWSWorkloadIdentityConfig and provides Google Security Token Service with an authentication token. The Google STS validates this token and produces an OAuth token that can access Google services.
• AzureWorkloadIdentity: Set this to authenticate using Workload Identity Federation via Azure. The connector authenticates to Azure according to the AzureWorkloadIdentityConfig and provides Google Security Token Service with an authentication token. The Google STS validates this token and produces an OAuth token that can access Google services.