D.8 HS_FDS_AUTHENTICATE_METHOD

HS_FDS_AUTHENTICATE_METHOD initialization parameter for Oracle Database Gateway for Sybase.

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

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.