B.9 HS_FDS_AUTHENTICATE_USER

HS_FDS_AUTHENTICATE_USER initialization parameter for Oracle Database Gateway for DRDA.

Property	Description
Default Value	CLEARTEXT
Range of values	{CLEARTEXT|ENCRYPT|ENCRYPT_BOTH|CLIENT|KERBEROS}
Syntax	HS_FDS_AUTHENTICATE_USER= {CLEARTEXT|ENCRYPT|ENCRYPT_BOTH|CLIENT|KERBEROS}

Specifies the way in which user ID and password are sent to the remote DB2 server and authenticated. Valid values are:

• CLEARTEXT : user ID and password are sent in clear text to server (default).
• ENCRYPT : password is sent encrypted to server.
• ENCRYPT_BOTH : user ID and password are sent encrypted to server.
• CLIENT : user ID is validated on the client side instead of by the server.
• KERBEROS : uses Kerberos to authenticate user ID.