diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d511f05..a766b84 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
             <version>8.0.20</version>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.microsoft.sqlserver</groupId>
+            <artifactId>mssql-jdbc</artifactId>
+            <version>12.6.2.jre11</version>
+        </dependency>
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.powermock</groupId>
             <artifactId>powermock-api-mockito</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/SQLDatabaseConnection.java b/src/main/java/SQLDatabaseConnection.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8857c93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/SQLDatabaseConnection.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import java.sql.*;
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+public class SQLDatabaseConnection {
+
+    // Connect to your database.
+    // Replace server name, username, and password with your credentials
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        String connectionUrl =
+                args.length == 3 ? args[2] : "jdbc:sqlserver://localhost:1434;servername=localhost\\MSSQLSERVER01;database=master;integratedSecurity=true;encrypt=false;trustServerCertificate=false";
+
+        ResultSet resultSet = null;
+        try{
+             //System.loadLibrary(args[2]);
+             System.setProperty("java.library.path", args[0]);
+             Class.forName("com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver");
+             Connection connection = DriverManager.getConnection(connectionUrl);
+             DatabaseMetaData metadata = connection.getMetaData();
+             Statement statement = connection.createStatement();
+
+            // Create and execute a SELECT SQL statement.
+            String selectSql = "SELECT TOP (1000) [lastrun]" +
+                    "      ,[cpu_busy]" +
+                    "      ,[io_busy]" +
+                    "      ,[idle]" +
+                    "      ,[pack_received]" +
+                    "      ,[pack_sent]" +
+                    "      ,[connections]" +
+                    "      ,[pack_errors]" +
+                    "      ,[total_read]" +
+                    "      ,[total_write]" +
+                    "      ,[total_errors]" +
+                    "  FROM [master].[dbo].[spt_monitor]";
+            resultSet = statement.executeQuery(selectSql);
+
+            // Print results from select statement
+            while (resultSet.next()) {
+                System.out.println(resultSet.getString(Integer.parseInt(args[1])));
+            }
+        }
+        catch (Exception e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/appdynamics/extensions/sql/JDBCConnectionAdapter.java b/src/main/java/com/appdynamics/extensions/sql/JDBCConnectionAdapter.java
index 7171ee8..8b97696 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/appdynamics/extensions/sql/JDBCConnectionAdapter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/appdynamics/extensions/sql/JDBCConnectionAdapter.java
@@ -12,9 +12,14 @@
 import com.google.common.base.Strings;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 
-import java.sql.*;
+import java.sql.Connection;
+import java.sql.DriverManager;
+import java.sql.ResultSet;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.sql.Statement;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Properties;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
 
 
 public class JDBCConnectionAdapter {
@@ -23,6 +28,10 @@ public class JDBCConnectionAdapter {
     private final String connUrl;
     private final Map<String, String> connectionProperties;
 
+    private String winLibPath;
+
+    private boolean enableWindowsAuthentication;
+
 
     private JDBCConnectionAdapter(String connStr, Map<String, String> connectionProperties) {
         this.connUrl = connStr;
@@ -36,20 +45,26 @@ static JDBCConnectionAdapter create(String connUrl, Map<String, String> connecti
 
     Connection open(String driver) throws SQLException, ClassNotFoundException {
         Connection connection;
+        java.util.logging.Logger log = java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger("com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc");
+        log.setLevel(Level.FINE);
         Class.forName(driver);
-
-        Properties properties = new Properties();
-
-        if (connectionProperties != null) {
-            for (String key : connectionProperties.keySet()) {
-                if (!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(connectionProperties.get(key)))
-                    properties.put(key, connectionProperties.get(key));
+        logger.info("driver====>"+driver);
+        logger.info("Passed all checks for properties and attempting to connect to =====>"+ connUrl);
+        long timestamp1 = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        if(enableWindowsAuthentication){
+            System.setProperty("java.library.path", winLibPath);
+            logger.info("setting the libreary path :"+ winLibPath);
+            connection = DriverManager.getConnection(connUrl);
+        } else {
+            Properties properties = new Properties();
+            if (connectionProperties != null) {
+                for (String key : connectionProperties.keySet()) {
+                    if (!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(connectionProperties.get(key)))
+                        properties.put(key, connectionProperties.get(key));
+                }
             }
+            connection = DriverManager.getConnection(connUrl, properties);
         }
-
-        logger.debug("Passed all checks for properties and attempting to connect to: "+ connUrl);
-        long timestamp1 = System.currentTimeMillis();
-        connection = DriverManager.getConnection(connUrl, properties);
         long timestamp2 = System.currentTimeMillis();
         logger.debug("Connection received in JDBC ConnectionAdapter in :"+ (timestamp2-timestamp1)+ " ms");
 
@@ -67,4 +82,12 @@ void closeStatement(Statement statement) throws SQLException {
     void closeConnection(Connection connection) throws SQLException {
         connection.close();
     }
+
+    public void setWinLibPath(String winLibPath) {
+        this.winLibPath = winLibPath;
+    }
+
+    public void setEnableWindowsAuthentication(boolean enableWindowsAuthentication) {
+        this.enableWindowsAuthentication = enableWindowsAuthentication;
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/appdynamics/extensions/sql/SQLMonitor.java b/src/main/java/com/appdynamics/extensions/sql/SQLMonitor.java
index d7c786a..d6d3e60 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/appdynamics/extensions/sql/SQLMonitor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/appdynamics/extensions/sql/SQLMonitor.java
@@ -80,6 +80,13 @@ private SQLMonitorTask createTask(Map<String, ?> server, TasksExecutionServicePr
 
         Map<String, String> connectionProperties = getConnectionProperties(server);
         JDBCConnectionAdapter jdbcAdapter = JDBCConnectionAdapter.create(connUrl, connectionProperties);
+        boolean windowsAuthentication = (System.getProperty("os.name").toLowerCase().contains("win") && connUrl.contains("integratedSecurity"));
+        logger.info("setting the connUrl==============================>"+ connUrl);
+        if(windowsAuthentication) {
+            jdbcAdapter.setEnableWindowsAuthentication(windowsAuthentication);
+            jdbcAdapter.setWinLibPath(getWinLibPath(server));
+        }
+
 
         logger.debug("Task Created for "+server.get("displayName"));
 
@@ -108,6 +115,11 @@ private String createConnectionUrl(Map<String, ?> server) {
         return url;
     }
 
+    private String getWinLibPath(Map<String, ?> server) {
+        String url = Util.convertToString(server.get("driverDllFolderPath"), "");
+        return url;
+    }
+
     private Map<String, String> getConnectionProperties(Map<String, ?> server) {
         Map<String, String> connectionProperties = (Map<String, String>) server.get("connectionProperties");
         String password = connectionProperties.get("password");
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/appdynamics/extensions/sql/Util.java b/src/main/java/com/appdynamics/extensions/sql/Util.java
index eb923c7..84d4149 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/appdynamics/extensions/sql/Util.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/appdynamics/extensions/sql/Util.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ static String convertToString(final Object field,final String defaultStr){
         if(field == null){
             return defaultStr;
         }
-        return field.toString();
+        return field+"";
     }