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System.Security.Authentication Namespace

.NET Framework 4

The Authentication namespace provides a set of enumerations that describe the security of a connection. These enumerations include CipherAlgorithmType, ExchangeAlgorithmType, HashAlgorithmType, and SslProtocolType.

	Class	Description
	AuthenticationException	The exception that is thrown when authentication fails for an authentication stream.
	InvalidCredentialException	The exception that is thrown when authentication fails for an authentication stream and cannot be retried.

	Enumeration	Description
	CipherAlgorithmType	Defines the possible cipher algorithms for the SslStream class.
	ExchangeAlgorithmType	Specifies the algorithm used to create keys shared by the client and server.
	HashAlgorithmType	Specifies the algorithm used for generating message authentication codes (MACs).
	SslProtocols	Defines the possible versions of SslProtocols.

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