Datatypes

Connection string with credentials

ID connection_string

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Connection string of a database or a cloud service that includes a password or an access key, for example Server=...;User Id=...;Password=... or DefaultEndpointsProtocol=...;AccountName=...;AccountKey=....

Categories

Secrets and credentials (passwords, keys, tokens)

Countries

Global (not tied to a country)

Languages

Common to most languages

Microsoft Purview

Azure DocumentDB auth key, Azure IAAS database connection string and Azure SQL connection string, Azure IoT connection string, Azure Redis cache connection string, Azure service bus connection string, Azure SQL connection string, Azure storage account key, SQL Server connection string, All Credential Types, All credentials

Quality

55/100 · missing: regexp, examples, negative example, translation

Metacrafter rules

no detection rule yet

Supported by tools

Azure AI Language PII detection, Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention, Nightfall AI, TruffleHog

Sources

• doc: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/sit-defn-sql-server-connection-string
• wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connection_string

Use this record

• Page URL: http://registry.apicrafter.io/datatype/connection_string
• JSON: API v1 · legacy shape (used by metacrafter) · Markdown (for LLMs)
• Improve it: edit data/datatypes/any/secrets/connection_string.yaml on GitHub