Find a Connection String

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Choose from the example connection strings below to connect Password Server to a fresh new database. More info: The Connection Strings Reference.

NOTE 1 - Choose a Connection Method

• Windows Authentication: (Recommended)
  • Recommend: Further to disable SQL authentication
  • You will need to also change the Service account user of the service/site that is running Password Server

• SQL Authentication: which includes userid/password in the connection string

  • The connection string is encrypted in storage
  • Access to this can also be further restricted on the Security Configuration exe properties

NOTE 2 - Choose other Parameters (MS-SQL/Azure)

• Test settings (e.g. using only the default placeholder certificate):

  • TrustServerCertificate=True    [The certificate chain will be trusted and not validated]

• Production settings:
  • TrustServerCertificate=False   [The certificate chain will be validated]
  • Encrypt=True;                       [Encrypt communications between Password Server and Database]

Connection Strings

For Reference, here is the default format of the SQLite connection string:

• SQLite:
  • Data Source=[DataFolder]\PleasantPassServer.db;Key=aes256:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Select one of the following strings based on database, server host, & connection; & replace the parameter values:

• MS-SQL (Windows Authentication):

  • Server=YourServerName;Database=YourDatabaseName;Encrypt=TrueOrFalse;
    Integrated Security=SSPI;TrustServerCertificate=TrueOrFalse;

  • Server=YourServerName\yourInstanceName;Database=YourDatabaseName;Encrypt=TrueOrFalse;
    Integrated Security=SSPI;TrustServerCertificate=TrueOrFalse;

•  MS-SQL (SQL Authentication):

  • Server=YourServerName;Database=YourDatabaseName;Encrypt=TrueOrFalse;
    User Id=myUsername;Password=myPassword;TrustServerCertificate=TrueOrFalse;

  • Server=YourServerName\yourInstanceName;Database=YourDatabaseName;Encrypt=TrueOrFalse;
    User Id=myUsername;Password=myPassword;TrustServerCertificate=TrueOrFalse;

• PostgreSQL (Windows Authentication):

  • Server=IP Address or 127.0.0.1;Port=5432;Database=myDataBase;Integrated Security=true;
    SSL=trueORfalse;SslMode=requireORdisable;

• PostgreSQL (SQL Authentication):

  • Server=127.0.0.1;Port=5432;Database=myDataBase;User ID=myUsername;Password=myPassword;
    SslMode=requireORdisable;

  • Server=IP Address;Port=5432;Database=myDataBase;Uid=myUsername;Pwd=myPassword;
    SslMode=requireORdisable;

  • Note: some values are Case Sensitive, e.g. "require" for SslMode

• Azure SQL DB:

  • Server=tcp:YourServerName.database.windows.net,1433;Database=YourDatabaseName;
    User ID=YourUserName@YourServerName;Password=YourPassword;

  • Note: Port is required. You can also copy your connection string from your Azure Manager.