Connection String Options
The connection string properties are the various options that can be used to establish a connection. This section provides a complete list of the options you can configure in the connection string for this provider. Click the links for further details.
For more information on establishing a connection, see Basic Tab.
| Property | Description |
| AuthScheme | The scheme used for authentication. Accepted entries are Password, Kerberos. |
| Server | The name of the server running the SybaseIQ or SAP SQL Anywhere Database. |
| Port | The port of the SybaseIQ database. |
| Database | The name of the SybaseIQ or SAP SQL Anywhere database. |
| User | Specifies the authenticating user's user ID. |
| Password | Specifies the authenticating user's password. |
| UseSSL | This field sets whether SSL is enabled. For the Sybase IQ, it is available only when the server version is 16.1 or higher. |
| Charset | Charset name to communicate with server. |
| ConnectionType | This option specifies whether to connect to a SybaseIQ server or a SQLAnywhere server. |
| Property | Description |
| KerberosKDC | Identifies the Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) service used to authenticate the user. (SPNEGO or Windows authentication only). |
| KerberosRealm | Identifies the Kerberos Realm used to authenticate the user. |
| KerberosSPN | Identifies the service principal name (SPN) for the Kerberos Domain Controller. |
| KerberosUser | Confirms the principal name for the Kerberos Domain Controller, which uses the format host/user@realm. |
| KerberosKeytabFile | Identifies the Keytab file containing your pairs of Kerberos principals and encrypted keys. |
| KerberosServiceRealm | Identifies the service's Kerberos realm. (Cross-realm authentication only). |
| KerberosServiceKDC | Identifies the service's Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC). |
| KerberosTicketCache | Specifies the full file path to an MIT Kerberos credential cache file. |
| Property | Description |
| SSLClientCert | Specifies the TLS/SSL client certificate store for SSL Client Authentication (2-way SSL). This property works in conjunction with other SSL-related properties to establish a secure connection. |
| SSLClientCertType | Specifies the type of key store containing the TLS/SSL client certificate for SSL Client Authentication. Choose from a variety of key store formats depending on your platform and certificate source. |
| SSLClientCertPassword | Specifes the password required to access the TLS/SSL client certificate store. Use this property if the selected certificate store type requires a password for access. |
| SSLClientCertSubject | Specifes the subject of the TLS/SSL client certificate to locate it in the certificate store. Use a comma-separated list of distinguished name fields, such as CN=www.server.com, C=US. The wildcard * selects the first certificate in the store. |
| SSLServerCert | Specifies the certificate to be accepted from the server when connecting using TLS/SSL. |
| Property | Description |
| FirewallType | Specifies the protocol the provider uses to tunnel traffic through a proxy-based firewall. |
| FirewallServer | Identifies the IP address, DNS name, or host name of a proxy used to traverse a firewall and relay user queries to network resources. |
| FirewallPort | Specifies the TCP port to be used for a proxy-based firewall. |
| FirewallUser | Identifies the user ID of the account authenticating to a proxy-based firewall. |
| FirewallPassword | Specifies the password of the user account authenticating to a proxy-based firewall. |
| Property | Description |
| LogModules | Specifies the core modules to include in the log file. Use a semicolon-separated list of module names. By default, all modules are logged. |
| Property | Description |
| Location | Specifies the location of a directory containing schema files that define tables, views, and stored procedures. Depending on your service's requirements, this may be expressed as either an absolute path or a relative path. |
| Property | Description |
| IncludeSystemObjects | Whether to include system objects while retrieving metadata. |
| MaxRows | Specifies the maximum number of rows returned for queries that do not include either aggregation or GROUP BY. |
| MaxTDSPacketSize | The protocol sending and receiving buffer size. For the lower version, it's from 512 to 512. For the newer version, it's from 512 to 2048. |
| Other | Specifies additional hidden properties for specific use cases., to be used only when our Support team advises it, to address specific issues. See Remarks for details. |
| Readonly | Toggles read-only access to SybaseIQ from the provider. |
| Timeout | A timeout for the provider. |