# Capabilities
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Specifies the supported authentication types returned by the `DescribeConnectionType` API.

## Contents
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 ** SupportedAuthenticationTypes **   <a name="Glue-Type-Capabilities-SupportedAuthenticationTypes"></a>
A list of supported authentication types.  
Type: Array of strings  
Valid Values: `BASIC | OAUTH2 | CUSTOM | IAM`   
Required: Yes

 ** SupportedComputeEnvironments **   <a name="Glue-Type-Capabilities-SupportedComputeEnvironments"></a>
A list of supported compute environments.  
Type: Array of strings  
Valid Values: `SPARK | ATHENA | PYTHON`   
Required: Yes

 ** SupportedDataOperations **   <a name="Glue-Type-Capabilities-SupportedDataOperations"></a>
A list of supported data operations.  
Type: Array of strings  
Valid Values: `READ | WRITE`   
Required: Yes

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/glue-2017-03-31/Capabilities) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/glue-2017-03-31/Capabilities) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/glue-2017-03-31/Capabilities)