diff --git a/sql/codegen.go b/sql/codegen.go
index a1daa81d69..17e500dcd5 100644
--- a/sql/codegen.go
+++ b/sql/codegen.go
@@ -88,16 +88,6 @@ func trainingAndValidationDataset(pr *extendedSelect, ds *trainAndValDataset) (s
 
 func newFiller(pr *extendedSelect, ds *trainAndValDataset, fts fieldTypes, db *DB) (*filler, error) {
 	isKerasModel, modelClassString := parseModelURI(pr.estimator)
-	auth := ""
-	var sc map[string]string
-	if db.driverName == "hive" {
-		cfg, err := gohive.ParseDSN(db.dataSourceName)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		auth = cfg.Auth
-		sc = cfg.SessionCfg
-	}
 	training, validation := trainingAndValidationDataset(pr, ds)
 	r := &filler{
 		IsTrain:           pr.train,
@@ -111,10 +101,6 @@ func newFiller(pr *extendedSelect, ds *trainAndValDataset, fts fieldTypes, db *D
 			Save:          pr.save,
 			IsKerasModel:  isKerasModel,
 		},
-		connectionConfig: connectionConfig{
-			Auth:    auth,
-			Session: sc,
-		},
 	}
 
 	trainResolved, err := resolveTrainClause(&pr.trainClause)
@@ -246,6 +232,8 @@ func fillDatabaseInfo(r *filler, db *DB) (*filler, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
+		r.Auth = cfg.Auth
+		r.Session = cfg.SessionCfg
 		sa := strings.Split(cfg.Addr, ":")
 		r.Host, r.Port, r.Database = sa[0], sa[1], cfg.DBName
 		r.User, r.Password = cfg.User, cfg.Passwd
diff --git a/sql/codegen_xgboost.go b/sql/codegen_xgboost.go
index 7118a76899..39d000d524 100644
--- a/sql/codegen_xgboost.go
+++ b/sql/codegen_xgboost.go
@@ -104,6 +104,12 @@ type xgDataBaseField struct {
 	Port     string `json:"port"`
 	Database string `json:"database"`
 	Driver   string `json:"driver"`
+	xgDataBaseHiveField
+}
+
+type xgDataBaseHiveField struct {
+	HiveAuth    string            `json:"auth,omitempty"`
+	HiveSession map[string]string `json:"session,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type xgFeatureMeta struct {
@@ -659,6 +665,10 @@ func xgFillDatabaseInfo(r *xgDataSourceFields, db *DB) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		r.HiveAuth = cfg.Auth
+		if len(cfg.SessionCfg) > 0 {
+			r.HiveSession = cfg.SessionCfg
+		}
 		sa := strings.Split(cfg.Addr, ":")
 		r.Host, r.Port, r.Database = sa[0], sa[1], cfg.DBName
 		r.User, r.Password = cfg.User, cfg.Passwd
diff --git a/sql/python/sqlflow_submitter/xgboost/sqlflow_data_source.py b/sql/python/sqlflow_submitter/xgboost/sqlflow_data_source.py
index 61e3723bc9..145681caaf 100644
--- a/sql/python/sqlflow_submitter/xgboost/sqlflow_data_source.py
+++ b/sql/python/sqlflow_submitter/xgboost/sqlflow_data_source.py
@@ -11,15 +11,16 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+import inspect
 import json
 import typing
 from typing import Iterator
 
+from launcher import DataSource, config_fields, XGBoostResult, XGBoostRecord
 from launcher.data_units import RecordBuilder
 
 from .common import XGBoostError
 from ..db import connect, db_generator, buffered_db_writer
-from launcher import DataSource, config_fields, XGBoostResult, XGBoostRecord
 
 
 class FeatureMeta(typing.NamedTuple):
@@ -115,7 +116,10 @@ def __init__(self, rank: int, num_worker: int,
             self._result_schema = {'append_columns': column_conf.append_columns or []}
             self._result_schema.update(column_conf.result_columns._asdict())
 
-        conn = connect(**source_conf.db_config)
+        # assert sqlflow_submitter.db.connect contains no varargs
+        conn_fields = set(inspect.getfullargspec(connect).args)
+        conn_conf = {k: v for k, v in source_conf.db_config.items() if k in conn_fields}
+        conn = connect(**conn_conf)
         
         def writer_maker(table_schema):
             return buffered_db_writer(
@@ -131,8 +135,8 @@ def writer_maker(table_schema):
         self._reader = db_generator(
             driver=source_conf.db_config['driver'],
             conn=conn,
-            # TODO(weiguo): support auth(connect)/session_cfg for hive
-            session_cfg={},
+            # specialized session_cfg for hive
+            session_cfg=source_conf.db_config.get('session', {}),
             statement=source_conf.standard_select,
             feature_column_names=col_names,
             label_column_name=None,