# CrateDB credentials

You can use these credentials to authenticate the following nodes:

- [CrateDB](/guides/automated-workflows/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/ts-wf-nodes-base.cratedb)


## Prerequisites

An available instance of CrateDB.

## Supported authentication methods

- account connection


## Using account connection

To configure this credential, you'll need:

- Your **Host** name
- Your **Database** name
- A **User** name
- A user **Password**
- To set the **SSL** parameter. Refer to the [CrateDB Secured Communications (SSL/TLS) documentation](https://cratedb.com/docs/crate/reference/en/5.7/admin/ssl.html#admin-ssl) for more information. The options Mosaic Workflows supports are:
  - Allow
  - Disable
  - Require
- A **Port** number


Refer to the [Connect to a CrateDB cluster documentation](https://cratedb.com/docs/crate/clients-tools/en/latest/connect/) for detailed instructions on these fields and their default values.