Using the Cassandra Connection Manager
The Cassandra Connection Manager contains the following three pages to connect to your Apache Cassandra server.
- General
- SSL
- Advanced
General Page
The General page of the Cassandra Connection Manager allows you to configure server addresses and credentials for authentication.
- Host(s)
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Add and remove hosts using the 'Add Host' and 'Remove Host' buttons.
- Port
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The Port to your Cassandra server.
- Authentication Mode
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The type of authentication used to access your Cassandra deployment. The available options are:
- Basic
- Dse (Kerberos)
- Plain (LDAP)
- None
- Username
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The Username to use for authentication.
- Password
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The Password to use for authentication.
- Test Connection
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After all the connection information has been provided, click the "Test Connection" button to test if you can connect successfully.
SSL Page
The SSL page allows you to configure TLS\SSL-related settings.
- Client Certificate
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- Certificate Location
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Allows you to specify the location of the certificate that will be used. There are two options available:
- Store
- File System
- Certificate Thumbprint
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Allows you to specify the thumbprint of the client certificate from the Certificate Store. Click the ellipses button to browse and select a certificate for the user's store. This option is available when you choose Store as Certificate Location.
- Path to Certificate
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Provide the path to the certificate file to use for authentication. Click the ellipses button to browse their file system for the certificate. This option is available when you choose File System as Certificate Location.
Note: The component supports an Azure Blob Shared Access Signature (SAS) URL in the certificate path.
- Certificate Password
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Provide the password to the certificate file. This option is available when you choose File System as the Certificate Location.
Advanced Page
The Advanced page contains all possible settings for a Cassandra connection. For more details, visit the Cassandra Documentation.
