Security

This section provides details on how to personalize password and security disclaimer display.

Save Password Permanently

You can enable/disable to display the permanent option to save password in the connection window.

Follow the steps below to modify display of permanent save password option:

Choose Settings > Preferences from the main menu.
The Preferences dialog box is displayed.
Choose Security > Password.
The Password pane is displayed.

Select the required option. Refer table below to understand the customization options available:

Option	Outcome
Yes	Selecting this option enables you to view the "Permanently" save password option from the Save Password drop-down list in the connection window.
No	Selecting this option removes the "Permanently" save password option from the Save Password drop-down list in the connection window and removes the saved passwords.

Click OK. The Restart Data Studio dialog box is displayed.
Click Yes to restart Data Studio. If any export, import or execution operations are in progress, then Data Studio displays the Process is running dialog box.
Click Force Restart to discard operations and restart Data Studio.
Click OK to continue performing operations.

Click Restore Defaults from Password pane to reset to default values. The default value is No.

Password Expiry

This section provides details on how to continue/discontinue working with Data Studio once password expires using the Password setting.

Follow the steps below to modify the behavior of Data Studio once password expires:

Choose Settings > Preferences from the main menu.
The Preferences dialog box is displayed.
Choose Security > Password.
The Password pane is displayed.

Select the required option. Refer table below to understand the customization options available:

Option	Outcome
Yes	Selecting this option allows you to login to Data Studio after the password has expired. NOTE: A message displays informing you that the password has expired and some operations may not work as expected in the following scenarios: Establishing a new connection. Editing a connection. Connecting to a database while creating the database when no other database is connected in that connection profile. Connecting to a database when no other database is connected in that connection profile.
No	Selecting this option will not allow you to login to Data Studio once the password has expired. A message displays informing you that the password has expired.

Option

Outcome

Yes

Selecting this option allows you to login to Data Studio after the password has expired.

NOTE:

A message displays informing you that the password has expired and some operations may not work as expected in the following scenarios:

Establishing a new connection.
Editing a connection.
Connecting to a database while creating the database when no other database is connected in that connection profile.
Connecting to a database when no other database is connected in that connection profile.

Selecting this option will not allow you to login to Data Studio once the password has expired. A message displays informing you that the password has expired.

Click OK. The Restart Data Studio dialog box is displayed.
Click Yes to restart Data Studio. If any export, import or execution operations are in progress, then Data Studio displays the Process is running dialog box.
Click Force Restart to discard operations and restart Data Studio. Click OK to continue performing operations.

The default value is Yes.

Security Disclaimer

You can enable/disable to display the security disclaimer for any unsecured connection/file operations.

Follow the steps below to modify the display of security disclaimer:

Choose Settings > Preferences from the main menu.
The Preferences dialog box is displayed.
Choose Security > Security Disclaimer.
The Security Disclaimer pane is displayed.

Select the required option. Refer table below to understand the customization options available:

Option	Outcome
Enable	Selecting this option displays the security disclaimer each time you try to establish an unsecure connection or perform a file operation.
Disable	Selecting this option will not display the security disclaimer while establishing an unsecure connection or performing a file operation. You need to agree to the security implications that may arise due to unsecure connection.

Click OK. The Restart Data Studio dialog box is displayed.
Click Yes to restart Data Studio. If any export, import or execution operations are in progress, then Data Studio displays the Process is running dialog box.
Click Force Restart to discard operations and restart Data Studio. Click OK to continue performing operations.

Click Restore Defaults from Security Disclaimer pane to reset to default values. The default value is Enable.