WebClient.UseDefaultCredentials Property
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Gets or sets a Boolean value that controls whether default credentials are sent with requests.
Namespace: System.Net
Assembly: System.Net (in System.Net.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Property UseDefaultCredentials As Boolean
public bool UseDefaultCredentials { get; set; }
Property Value
Type: System.Boolean
true if the default credentials are used; otherwise false. The default value is true.
Remarks
Set this property to true when requests made by this WebClient object should, if requested by the server, be authenticated using the credentials of the currently logged on user. For client applications, this is the desired behavior in most scenarios. For applications that wish to control the authentication user experience, instead of using this property you would typically set the Credentials property to the credentials of the client on whose behalf the request is made.
The property is applicable to client HTTP handling for ClientHttp and does only apply to browser HTTP handling for BrowserHttp.
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.