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Authenticate to MySQL

After you add the connector, you need to set the required properties.
  • Server: Enter the host name or IP address of the server that hosts the MySQL database. To connect to the database from the same machine, enter localhost as the value for Server.
  • Port: Enter the port number of the server that hosts the MySQL database. The default port value is 3306.
supports authenticating to MySQL in several ways. Select your authentication method below to proceed to the relevant section that contains the authentication details.

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Password

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NTLM

To connect with your NTLM user credentials, specify the following properties:
  • Auth Scheme: Select NTLM.
  • User: Enter the username that you use to authenticate to your MySQL account.
  • Password: Enter the password that you use to authenticate to your MySQL account.
  • (Optional) Domain: Enter the domain name for a Microsoft Windows (NTLM) security login.
  • (Optional) NTLM Version: Select your NTLM version. The default version is 1.

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Azure Active Directory

To connect with your Azure Active Directory credentials, specify the following properties:
  • Auth Scheme: Select AzureAD.
  • User: Enter the username that you use to authenticate to your MySQL account.
  • Azure Tenant: Enter the Microsoft Online tenant to which you want to connect. If you do not specify a tenant, uses the default tenant.
  • OAuth Client Id: Enter the client Id that you were assigned when you registered your application with an OAuth authorization server.
  • OAuth Client Secret: Enter the client secret that you were assigned when you registered your application with an OAuth authorization server.

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AzurePassword

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Azure Managed Service Identity

To connect with your Azure Managed Service Identity credentials, specify the following properties:
  • Auth Scheme: Select AzureMSI.
  • Azure Tenant: Enter the Microsoft Online tenant to which you want to connect. If you do not specify a tenant, uses the default tenant.username that you use to connect to your MySQL account.

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AWS IAM Roles

To connect with your IAM user credentials, specify the following properties:
  • Auth Scheme: Select AwsIAMRoles.
  • User: Enter the username that you use to authenticate to your MySQL account.
  • AWS Access Key: Enter your Amazon Web Services (AWS) account access key. This value is available on you AWS security-credentials page.
  • AWS Secret: Enter your Amazon Web Services (AWS) account secret. This value is available on you AWS security-credentials page.
  • AWS Role Arn: Enter the Amazon Resource Name of the role that you want to use when you authenticate.

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AWS EC2 Roles

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LDAP

To connect with your LDAP credentials, specify the following properties:
  • Auth Scheme: Select LDAP.
  • User: Enter the username that you use to authenticate to your MySQL account.
  • Password: Enter the password that you use to authenticate to your MySQL account.

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Complete Your Connection

To complete your connection:
  1. Specify the following properties:
    • (Optional) Database: Enter the default database to which you want to connect when you connect to the MySQL server.
    • Use SSL: Select whether you want to enable Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). 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. If you authenticate with AzureAD, AzureMSI, or AzurePassword, click Connect to MySQL to connect to your MySQL account.
  4. Click Create & Test to create your connection.