Connecting to SybaseIQ

To connect to the SybaseIQ, specify the following connection properties:

• Server: Set this to the name or network address of the SybaseIQ or SAP SQL Anywhere database instance.
• Database: Set this to the name of the SybaseIQ or SAP SQL Anywhere database running on the specified Server.

Optionally, you can also secure your connections with TLS/SSL by setting UseSSL to true.

Note: It is also possible to connect to an instance of SAP SQL Anywhere with the above provider configuration.

Authenticating to SybaseIQ

SybaseIQ supports several methods for authentication including Password and Kerberos.

Password

Set the AuthScheme to Password and set the following connection properties to use SybaseIQ authentication.

• User: Set this to the username of the authenticating SybaseIQ user.
• Password: Set this to the username of the authenticating SybaseIQ user.

Kerberos

To leverage Kerberos authentication, begin by enabling it via the following connection property:

• AuthScheme: Set to Kerberos will be used for authentication to SybaseIQ.

See Using Kerberos information regarding the connection properties that need to be set for Kerberos authentication.

You can find an example connection string below:

Server=MyServer;Port=MyPort;User=SampleUser;Password=SamplePassword;Database=MyDB;Kerberos=true;KerberosKDC=MyKDC;KerberosRealm=MYREALM.COM;KerberosSPN=server-name