Specifies the method the driver uses to authenticate the user to the server when a connection is established. If the specified authentication method is not supported by the database server, the connection fails and the driver generates an error.
Valid Values
0 | 1 | 4
Behavior
If set to 0 (No Encryption), the driver sends the user ID and password in clear text to the server for authentication.
If set to 1 (Encrypt Password), the driver sends the user ID in clear text and an encrypted password to the server for authentication. If the RSA encryption fails or is not supported against the server, the password will be encrypted using Sybase encryption.
If set to 4 (Kerberos Authentication), the driver uses Kerberos authentication. This method supports both Windows Active Directory Kerberos and MIT Kerberos environments.
If the specified authentication method is not supported by the database server, the connection fails and the driver generates an error.
