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title: Data connections
description: Connect to various data sources and manage stored credentials.

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# Data connections {: #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 | Describes...
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[Stored data credentials](stored-creds) | Add and manage securely stored credentials for reuse in accessing secure data sources.
[Share secure configurations](secure-config) | 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](data-conn) | 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](catalog#add-data-from-external-connections) | Register data in the catalog from a new or existing data connection.
[Supported data stores](data-sources/index) | View a list of supported and deprecated data stores along with the details on how to connect to them in DataRobot.
