Per the following statement, the Db2 connector documentation specifies that to use the connector you must have a nominal entitlement from IBM to IIDR:

The connector requires the use of the abstract syntax notation (ASN) libraries, which are available as a standard part of Db2 for Linux. To use the ASN libraries, you must have a license for IBM InfoSphere Data Replication (IIDR). You do not have to install IIDR to use the ASN libraries.

This statement can cause confusion, because it can be interpreted to mean that the Java code for the connector has a dependency on on the ASN libraries. But in reality, the connector does not use the specified libraries. Instead, the functional dependency lies in being able to place DB2 into a mode that makes the control and change tables available to the connector

The required IBM entitlement already exists for customers who use a supported Db2 version.

Update the documentation to state that the connector is dependent on IBM SQL Replication being enabled on the source database, which might require additional licensing from IBM.