Security and Authentication
To protect data from unauthorized access, Salesforce requires that all connections be authenticated with either the OAuth 2.0 protocol or with user credentials, which must be encrypted using TLS 1.1 or later.
The connector provides mechanisms that allow you to complete an OAuth 2.0 authentication flow using a client ID, client secret, and refresh token. The connector retrieves a token based on the account credentials specified in your DSN or connection string, and then uses the token to authenticate the connection to Salesforce. For detailed configuration instructions, see
Additionally, the Simba Salesforce ODBC Connector automatically applies one-way TLS authentication to all connections, and provides a mechanism that enables you to authenticate your connection using your Salesforce user credentials. For detailed configuration instructions, see