EncryptedPassword Connection Parameter [ENP]

Provides a password, stored in an encrypted fashion in a data source.

Usage

Anywhere (DSN and FILEDSN connection parameters do not support verbose form of keyword)

Values

String

Default

None

Description

Data sources are stored on disk as a file or in the registry. Storing passwords on disk may present a security problem. For this reason, when you enter a password into a data source, it is stored in an encrypted form.

If you specify both Password and EncryptedPassword, Password takes precedence.