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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="/pages/BCmegwBkttnAKc3XN2Lc">/pages/BCmegwBkttnAKc3XN2Lc</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Data locations</strong><br><br>Configure the data source and destination information.</td><td><a href="/pages/nGePNQFOULEkO4GpSxfN">/pages/nGePNQFOULEkO4GpSxfN</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Authentication encryption</strong><br><br>Use SSL/TLS to encrypt authentication.</td><td><a href="/pages/2sZpDmNv2ovxK2LiC6nG">/pages/2sZpDmNv2ovxK2LiC6nG</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="/pages/zPhi1vsOV8bfy8bs4YQY">/pages/zPhi1vsOV8bfy8bs4YQY</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Provide custom certificates</strong><br><br>Provide your own client and root certificates.</td><td><a href="/pages/lJyzuYLCUrSUVDFUj6Zz">/pages/lJyzuYLCUrSUVDFUj6Zz</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Use connection tunneling</strong><br><br>Use SSH or Tailscale tunneling for database connection.</td><td><a href="/pages/9dES3kKFU5xiJOIpxSKE">/pages/9dES3kKFU5xiJOIpxSKE</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Connection testing</strong><br><br>Test your data connections.</td><td><a href="/pages/HzsLCqngU3HxZkxdXJQn">/pages/HzsLCqngU3HxZkxdXJQn</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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