SessionAuthentication Enum

Definition

Namespace:

System.Diagnostics.Eventing.Reader

Assembly:

System.Diagnostics.EventLog.dll

Source:

EventLogSession.cs

Defines values for the type of authentication used during a Remote Procedure Call (RPC) login to a server. This login occurs when you create a EventLogSession object that specifies a connection to a remote computer.

C#

public enum SessionAuthentication

Inheritance

Object

ValueType

Enum

SessionAuthentication

Fields

Name	Value	Description
Default	0	Use the default authentication method during RPC login. The default authentication is equivalent to Negotiate.
Negotiate	1	Use the Negotiate authentication method during RPC login. This allows the client application to select the most appropriate authentication method (NTLM or Kerberos) for the situation.
Kerberos	2	Use Kerberos authentication during RPC login.
Ntlm	3	Use Windows NT LAN Manager (NTLM) authentication during RPC login.

Applies to

See also

• Technology Summary for Reading and Managing Event Logs
• Event Log Scenarios