Security and Authentication

To protect data from unauthorized access, some Presto data stores require connections to be authenticated with user credentials and the SSL protocol. The Simba Presto JDBC Connector provides full support for these authentication protocols.

Note:

In this documentation, "SSL" indicates both TLS (Transport Layer Security) and SSL (Secure Sockets Layer). The connector supports industry-standard versions of TLS/SSL.

The connector provides a mechanism that enables you to authenticate your connection using the Kerberos protocol or the LDAP protocol. For detailed configuration instructions, see Configuring Authentication.

Additionally, the connector supports the following types of SSL connections:

One-way authentication
Two-way authentication

It is recommended that you enable SSL whenever you connect to a server that is configured to support it. SSL encryption protects data and credentials when they are transferred over the network, and provides stronger security than authentication alone. For detailed configuration instructions, see Configuring SSL Connections.

The SSL version that the connector supports depends on the JVM version that you are using. For information about the SSL versions that are supported by each version of Java, see "Diagnosing TLS, SSL, and HTTPS" on the Java Platform Group Product Management Blog: https://blogs.oracle.com/java-platform-group/entry/diagnosing_tls_ssl_and_https.

Note:

The SSL version used for the connection is the highest version that is supported by both the connector and the server, which is determined at connection time.