ExternalAuthentication - Teradata Vantage - Database Engine 20

Database Utilities

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Database Engine 20
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
20.00
Published
June 2025
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Product Category
Teradata Vantage™

Controls whether Vantage users can be authenticated outside (external) of the Vantage software authentication system.

Field Group

General

Valid Settings

Setting Description
0 (ON) External authentication sessions and traditional logons are accepted.
1 (OFF) External authentication sessions are rejected; traditional logons are accepted.
2 (ONLY) External authentication sessions are accepted; traditional logons are rejected.

Default

0 (On)

Changes Take Effect

After the DBS Control Record has been written.

Usage Notes

The SET EXTAUTH database command duplicates the functionality of the ExternalAuthentication DBS Control field.

Related Information

For more information on… See…
the SET EXTAUTH command Database Window (xdbw).
configuring how the network allows or disallows traditional and new external authentication logons Gateway Control (gtwcontrol).