@Neeraj Sabharwal Hi Neeraj, I am also able to login using LDAP credentials . However i have one question , please help in clearing my doubts, :- 1. If wee enable LDAP authentication for hive server2, and it is able to authenticate , then do we need knox gateway for connecting beeline or JDBC tools like SQuirrel. 2. Can Knox need LDAP authentication on at hive-server2 to work as in my case if i switch off LDAP authentication , and enabling knox , i can still login with no or worng credentials using beeline. ... View more