Tableau overview #

Product support matrix #

Different Tableau products support different authentication methods, so you may want to use a different Tableau product to connect to SEP or Starburst Galaxy depending on your requirements. Refer to the following matrix for information about what authentication methods are supported for SEP or Starburst Galaxy connections by each Tableau product:

Tableau Desktop Tableau Prep Builder Tableau Server Tableau Cloud
Minimum Tableau product version 2020.4 and higher 2020.4 and higher 2020.4 and higher N/A
Username/password authentication Yes Yes Yes Yes
JWT authentication Yes Yes Yes No
OAuth 2.0 authentication Yes, contact your account team Yes, contact your account team Yes, contact your account team No
Kerberos authentication Yes, with ODBC in macOS and Windows No Yes, with ODBC in Windows and JDBC in Linux No