Authentication protects the identity of the user so that user credentials cannot be intercepted by malicious hackers when transmitted over the network. See “Authentication” for an overview.
1 Set the Authentication Method connection string option to UserIdPassword. See “Using the Authentication Method Connection String Option” for more information about setting a value for this connection string option.Verify that your environment meets the requirements listed in Table 7-6 before you configure the data provider for Kerberos authentication.
Set the Authentication Method connection string option to Client. See “Using the Authentication Method Connection String Option” for more information about setting a value for this property.Verify that your environment meets the requirements listed in Table 7-7 before you configure your environment for NTLM authentication.
To configure the data provider, set the Authentication Method connection string option to NTLM. See “Using the Authentication Method Connection String Option” for more information about setting a value for this connection string option.