Connect to a Repository through a Sidecar
A data consumer can connect to a repository through the ALTR sidecar 2 ways: through impersonation, or directly with the repository’s own database credentials.
Impersonation has the data consumer sign in to ALTRNet with single sign-on (SSO) and generate a temporary access token, which the sidecar resolves to a repository user according to an Impersonation Policy.
Connecting directly skips ALTR sign-in: the data consumer enters the repository’s own username and password as usual, pointed at the sidecar instead of the database.
In this section
Section titled “In this section”- Connect to Repository Directly Using Native Credentials — Connect using the repository’s existing username and password.
- Connect to Repository Through Impersonation — Connect using an ALTR access token in place of a repository password.