Security and Authentication
To protect data from unauthorized access, PostgreSQL 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 PostgreSQL ODBC Connector provides full support for these authentication protocols.
In this documentation, "SSL" refers to both TLS (Transport Layer Security) and
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer). The connector supports
The connector provides a mechanism that enables you to authenticate your connection using your PostgreSQL user name and password
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
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