The scheme used for authentication. Accepted entries are Password, OAuth.

Possible Values

Data Type

string

Default Value

"Password"

Remarks

Together with User, this field is used to authenticate with the server. Password is the default option. Use the following options to select your authentication scheme:

• Password: Set this to use your AlloyDB database Password to connect by User.
• OAuth: Set this to authenticate with an AlloyDB instance using IAM credentials. Use User to point to respective AlloyDB user of IAM type.
• OAuthJWT: Set this to authenticate with an AlloyDB instance using a JWT certificate. Use User to point to AlloyDB service account. Requires the following additional connection properties. [OAuthJWTCert,/OAuthJWTCertType/OAuthJWTCertPassword/OAuthJWTCertSubject/OAuthJWTIssuer/OAuthJWTSubject]