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# Data connection settings

For each workspace, you select the connector type.

After you select the connector type, you configure:

* Where to find the source data
* Where to write the data generation output
* How to make the connections

Not all connectors support all of the connection options. The workspace configuration information for each connector type lists the supported settings.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Connection type</strong><br><br>Select the data connector to use for the workspace data.<br></td><td><a href="/app/workspace/workspace-configuration-settings/data-connection-settings/connection-type.md">Connection type</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Data locations</strong><br><br>Configure the data source and destination information.</td><td><a href="/app/workspace/workspace-configuration-settings/data-connection-settings/data-locations.md">Data locations</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Authentication encryption</strong><br><br>Use SSL/TLS to encrypt authentication.</td><td><a href="/app/workspace/workspace-configuration-settings/data-connection-settings/ensuring-encryption-of-database-authentication.md">Ensuring encryption of database authentication</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Trust the server certificate</strong><br><br>Indicate whether to trust the server certificate for authentication.</td><td><a href="/app/workspace/workspace-configuration-settings/data-connection-settings/trusting-the-server-certificate.md">Trusting the server certificate</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Provide custom certificates</strong><br><br>Provide your own client and root certificates.</td><td><a href="/app/workspace/workspace-configuration-settings/data-connection-settings/providing-your-own-client-certificates.md">Providing your own client certificates</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Use connection tunneling</strong><br><br>Use SSH or Tailscale tunneling for database connection.</td><td><a href="/app/workspace/workspace-configuration-settings/data-connection-settings/using-a-connection-tunneling-option.md">Using a connection tunneling option</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Connection testing</strong><br><br>Test your data connections.</td><td><a href="/app/workspace/workspace-configuration-settings/data-connection-settings/connection-testing.md">Connection testing</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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