Configuring TLS (SSL)

You can configure the connector to use Transport Layer Security (TLS, formerly called SSL) when connecting to a host.

To configure TLS:

  1. To access TLS options, open the ODBC Data Source Administrator where you created the DSN, select the DSN, and then click Configure.
  2. Click SSL Options. The SSL Options dialog opens.
  3. Select the Enable SSL check box.
  4. Optionally, if you do not want to verify that the host in the certificate is the host being connected to, select the Disable Hostname Verification check box.
  5. Optionally, if you do not want to verify the certificate against the local trust store, select the Disable Certificate Verification check box.
  6. Optionally, if you want to use the Windows trust store to verify certificates, select the Use System Truststore check box.
    • If you are not using the system trust store, click Browse next to the Trusted Certificate field, and browse to the location of your own trusted certificate.
  7. Choose one:
    1. To set a minimum TLS,  from the Minimum TLS drop-down list select the minimum version of TLS to use when connecting to your data store.
    2. Or, to set an exact TLS, select Exact TLS Version, then type the TLS version you want used when connecting to your data store in the field. Supported options include tlsv1, tlsv11, or tlsv12.
  8. To save your settings and close the SSL dialog box, click OK.
  9. To save your settings and close the dialog box, click OK.