Security and Authentication

To protect data from unauthorized access, Redshift data stores require all connections to be authenticated using user credentials. Some data stores also require connections to be made over the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol, either with or without one-way authentication. The Simba Amazon Redshift ODBC Connector 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 TLS 1.0, 1.1, and 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 supports authenticating your connection using your Redshift user name and password, or using IAM authentication. For detailed configuration instructions, see Configuring AuthenticationConfiguring 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 information about configuring SSL settings, see Configuring SSL VerificationConfiguring SSL Verification.