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Authenticate to PostgreSQL

After you add the connector, you need to set the required properties. Server: Enter the host name or IP of the server that hosts the PostgreSQL database. The default server value is localhost. supports authenticating to PostgreSQL in several ways. Select your authentication method below to proceed to the relevant section that contains the authentication details.

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Password

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

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Azure Active Directory

To connect with Azure Active Directory, specify the following properties:
  • Auth Scheme: Select AzureAD.
  • User: Enter the username that you use to authenticate to your PostgreSQL account.
  • Azure Tenant: Enter the Microsoft Online tenant to which you want to connect. If you do not specify the 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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Azure Password

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

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Azure Managed Service Identity

To connect with Azure Managed Service Identity, specify the following properties:
  • Auth Scheme: Select AzureMSI.
  • User: Enter the username that you use to authenticate to your PostgreSQL account.

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Aws IAM Roles

To connect with IAM user credentials, specify the following properties:
  • Auth Scheme: Select AwsIAMRoles.
  • User: Enter the username that you use to authenticate to your PostgreSQL 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.
  • (Optional) AWS External Id: Enter a unique identifier that might be required when you assume a role in another account.

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AWS EC2 Roles

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GCP Service Account

To connect with a GCP service account, specify the following properties:
  • Auth Scheme: Select GCPServiceAccount.
  • OAuth JWT Cert: Enter your Java web tokens (JWT) certificate store.
  • OAuth JWT Cert Type: Enter the type of key store that contains your JWT Certificate. The default type is PEMKEY_BLOB.
  • (Optional) OAuth JWT Cert Password: Enter the password for your OAuth JWT certificate.
  • (Optional) OAuth JWT Cert Subject: Enter the user subject for which the application is requesting delegated access.

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Complete Your Connection

To complete your connection:
  1. Specify these settings:
    • Database: Enter the name of the database that to which you want to connect when you connect to the PostgreSQL server.
    • Port: Enter the port number of the server that hosts the PostgreSQL database. The default port value is 5432.
  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, AzurePassword, AzureMSI, or GCPServiceAccount, click Connect to PostgreSQL to connect to your PostgreSQL account.
  4. Click Create & Test to create your connection.