Security and Authentication

To protect data from unauthorized access, Responsys data stores require connections to be authenticated with an access token or Responsys credentials. Some data stores also require connections to be encrypted using the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol. The Simba Responsys ODBC Driver provides full support for these authentication protocols.

Note:

In this documentation, "SSL" refers to both TLS (Transport Layer Security) and SSL (Secure Sockets Layer). The connector supports up to TLS 1.2. The SSL version used for the connection is the highest version that is supported by both the connector and the server.

The connector uses the OAuth 2.0 protocol for authentication and authorization. You can authenticate your connection by specifying an access token or by providing your Responsys credentials, in which case the connector uses the OAuth 2.0 protocol to retrieve and use the corresponding access token. For detailed configuration instructions see Configuring Authentication.

Additionally, the connector supports SSL connections with or without one-way authentication. If the server has an SSL-enabled socket, then you can configure the connector to connect to it.

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 Verification.