<add> Element for authenticationModules (Network Settings)

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09/15/2021

Adds an authentication module to the application.

<configuration>
  <system.net>
    <authenticationModules>
      <add>

Syntax

<add
  type="type_fullname, assembly_fullname"
/>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

Attribute	Description
`type`	The fully qualified type name (indicated by the FullName property) and the assembly name (indicated by the FullName property), separated by a comma.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
authenticationModules	Specifies modules used to authenticate network requests.

Remarks

The add element adds an authentication module to the end of the list of registered authentication modules. Authentication modules are called in the order in which they were added to the list.

The value for the type attribute should be a valid type name and corresponding assembly name, separated by a comma.

Configuration Files

This element can be used in the application configuration file or the machine configuration file (Machine.config).

Example

The following example enables the default authentication modules. You should replace the values for Version and PublicKeyToken with the correct values for the specified module.

<configuration>  
  <system.net>  
        <authenticationModules>  
            <add type="System.Net.DigestClient, System, Version=2.0.3600.0,  
                 Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />  
            <add type="System.Net.NegotiateClient, System, Version=2.0.3600.0,  
                 Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />  
            <add type="System.Net.KerberosClient, System, Version=2.0.3600.0,  
                 Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />  
            <add type="System.Net.NtlmClient, System, Version=2.0.3600.0,  
                 Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />  
            <add type="System.Net.BasicClient, System, Version=2.0.3600.0,  
                 Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />  
        </authenticationModules>  
  </system.net>  
</configuration>

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