--- title: Compatible database drivers description: PingFederate is compatible with the following vendor-specific Java database connectivity (JDBC) drivers. component: pingfederate version: 12.2 page_id: pingfederate:installing_and_uninstalling_pingfederate:pf_compatible_database_drivers canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingfederate/13.1/installing_and_uninstalling_pingfederate/pf_compatible_database_drivers.html llms_txt: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingfederate/llms.txt docs_for_agents: https://developer.pingidentity.com/build-with-ai/docs-for-agents.md revdate: January 5, 2026 superseded_by: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingfederate/13.1/installing_and_uninstalling_pingfederate/pf_compatible_database_drivers.html --- # Compatible database drivers PingFederate is compatible with the following vendor-specific Java database connectivity (JDBC) *(tooltip: \
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)* drivers. | Database server | Driver information | | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Amazon Aurora MySQL 3.02.0 (compatible with MySQL 8.0.23) | * Driver version information mysql-connector-java version 8.2.0 * Driver class `com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver` * JDBC URL `jdbc:mysql://databaseservername/databasename` * Database location Regional * Database features One writer and multiple readers If you're using Aurora's high-availability features, the AWS JDBC Driver for MySQL client driver may be used instead of the MySQL Connector/J driver. | | Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL (compatible with PostgreSQL 16.2 and 16.4) | - Driver version information postgresql version 42.7.3 - Driver class `org.postgresql.Driver` - JDBC URL `jdbc:postgresql://databaseservername/databasename` - Database features One writer and multiple readers | | Microsoft SQL Server 2016 SP2, 2017, 2019, and 2022 | * Driver version information sqljdbc version 12.6.2 * Driver class `com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver` * JDBC URL `jdbc:sqlserver://databaseservername;databaseName=databasename` | | Microsoft Azure SQL Managed Instance | - Driver version information sqljdbc version 12.6.2 - Driver class `com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver` - JDBC URL `jdbc:sqlserver://databaseservername;databaseName=databasename` PingFederate supports additional authentication methods which can be specified in the JDBC URL. For example, jdbc:sqlserver://databaseservername;databaseName=databasenameauthentication=ActiveDirectoryManagedIdentity You need to add extra dependencies to PingFederate to use these methods. These dependencies vary according to the JDBC driver and the authentication method. Learn more in Client setup requirements in the Microsoft documentation. | | Oracle Database 12c Release 2 and 19c | * Driver version information ojdbc8 version 23.4.0.24.05 * Driver class `oracle.jdbc.OracleDriver` * JDBC URL `jdbc:oracle:thin:@databaseservername:databasename` | | Oracle MySQL 8.0 | - Driver version information mysql-connector-java version 8.2.0 - Driver class `com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver` - JDBC URL `jdbc:mysql://databaseservername/databasename` | | PostgreSQL 13, 16.2, 16.4, and 17 | * Driver version information postgresql version 42.7.3 * Driver class `org.postgresql.Driver` * JDBC URL `jdbc:postgresql://databaseservername/databasename` | For additional information about these drivers, contact the respective vendors.