# Data connections
URL: https://docs.datarobot.com/en/docs/classic-ui/data/connect-data/index.html

> Connect to various data sources and manage stored credentials.

# Data connections

The AI Catalog is a browsable and searchable collection of registered objects that contains definitions and relationships between various object types. These definitions and relationships include data connections, data sources, data metadata, and blueprints.

| Topic | Description |
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| Stored data credentials | Add and manage securely stored credentials for reuse in accessing secure data sources. |
| Share secure configurations | IT admins can configure OAuth-based authentication parameters for a data connection, and then securely share them with other users without exposing sensitive fields. |
| Connect to data stores | Set up connections to data stores using DataRobot provided connectors or a “self-service” JDBC platform. |
| Register data in the AI Catalog from a data connection | Register data in the catalog from a new or existing data connection. |
| Supported data stores | View a list of supported and deprecated data stores along with the details on how to connect to them in DataRobot. |

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