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Authenticate to Azure SQL Database

After you add the connector, you need to set the required properties.
  • Server: Enter the name of the data source to which you want to connect.
  • Port: Enter the port number for the Azure SQL Database. The default port value is 1433.
  • Database: Enter the name of the intial catalog or database in your data source.
supports authenticating to Azure SQL Database in several ways. Select your authentication method below to proceed to the relevant section that contains the authentication details.

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SQL Password

To connect with your SQL password, specify the following properties:
  • Auth Scheme: Select SqlPassword.
  • User: Enter the username that you use to authenticate to Azure SQL Database.
  • Password: Enter the password that you use to authenticate to Azure SQL Database.

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Active Directory Service Principal

To connect with an Active Directory service principal, set the following properties:
  • Auth Scheme: Select ActiveDirectoryServicePrincipal.
  • Principal Id: Enter your principal identifier (Id).
  • Principal Secret: Enter your principal secret.

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Active Directory Password

To connect with an Active Directory password, set the following properties:
  • Auth Scheme: Select ActiveDirectoryPassword.
  • User: Enter the username that you use to authenticate to Azure SQL Database.
  • Password: Enter the password that you use to authenticate to Azure SQL Database.

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Active Directory Managed Service Identity

To leverage the Active Directory Managed Service Identity (MSI) when is running on an Azure virtual machine, select ActiveDirectoryMSI for Auth Scheme. No additional properties are required.

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Complete Your Connection

To complete your connection:
  1. Specify the following properties:
    • Trust Server Certificate: Select whether you want to trust the server certificate. By default, the Enable checkbox is already selected.
    • Encrypt: Select whether you want to encrypt the database. By default, the Enable checkbox is not selected.
  2. Define advanced connection settings on the Advanced tab. (In most cases, though, you should not need these settings.)
  3. Click Create & Test to create your connection.
Note: The Java version requires the Microsoft SQL Server JDBC driver. You can download the driver from the Microsoft Download Center. Copy the JDBC driver into the libs directory and restart the server.
  • Microsoft Windows: C:\ProgramData\CData\sync\libs
  • UNIX or Mac OS X: ~/cdata/sync/libs