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Error "authentication method 13 not supported" When Connecting to Amazon Redshift


Published: 17 Nov 2023
Last Modified Date: 17 Nov 2023

Issue

When connecting Tableau Desktop to an Amazon Redshift database, the following error may occur:

Error Code: BC42EF73
authentication method 13 not supported

Environment

  • Tableau Desktop
  • Amazon Redshift

Resolution

  1. Uninstall Amazon Redshift ODBC Driver version 2x (for example 2.0.0.9).
  2. Install the 64-bit ODBC driver version 1x (for example 1.5.7) from this Amazon Redshift page.

Cause

Tableau only supports the 1x driver versions with the Amazon Redshift connector.
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