DB2 10.5 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

srvcon_pw_plugin - Userid-password plug-in for incoming connections at the server configuration parameter

This parameter specifies the name of the default userid-password plug-in library to be used for server-side authentication.

It handles incoming connections at the server when the srvcon_auth parameter is specified as CLIENT, SERVER, SERVER_ENCRYPT, DATA_ENCRYPT or DATA_ENCRYPT_CMP, or when srvcon_auth is not specified, and authentication is specified as CLIENT, SERVER, SERVER_ENCRYPT, DATA_ENCRYPT or DATA_ENCRYPT_CMP.

Configuration type

Database manager

Applies to

Database server with local and remote clients
Database server with local clients
Partitioned database server with local and remote clients

Parameter type

Configurable

Default [range]

Null [any valid string ]

By default, the value is null and the userid-password plug-in library that is supplied with DB2® database is used. For non-root installations, if the DB2 userid and password plug-in library is used, the db2rfe command must be run before using your DB2 database product.