Specifies the type of encryption algorithm to be used when
encrypting user IDs and passwords.
- db2cli.ini keyword syntax:
- ClientEncAlg = 1 | 2 | AES
- Default setting:
- Any encryption algorithm can be used.
- Applicable when:
- Connecting to remote databases.
- Equivalent environment or connection attribute:
- SQL_ATTR_CLIENT_ENCALG
- Usage notes:
The values for this keyword are defined as follows:
- 1 - Encrypt the user ID and password using any
encryption algorithm.
- 2 - Encrypt the user ID and password using an
Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption algorithm.
- AES - Equivalent to 2.
The CLI attribute SQL_ATTR_CLIENT_ENCALG has a similar
behavior as the keyword, except when an invalid attribute value is
specified an error is returned: CLI0191E Invalid attribute value.
The CLI keyword or connection attribute values take precedence over
the authentication type specified in the system database directory.