PreAuthenticate Property
.NET Framework Class Library
WebRequest..::.PreAuthenticate Property

When overridden in a descendant class, indicates whether to pre-authenticate the request.

Namespace:  System.Net
Assembly:  System (in System.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Overridable Property PreAuthenticate As Boolean
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As WebRequest
Dim value As Boolean

value = instance.PreAuthenticate

instance.PreAuthenticate = value
C#
public virtual bool PreAuthenticate { get; set; }
Visual C++
public:
virtual property bool PreAuthenticate {
    bool get ();
    void set (bool value);
}
JScript
public function get PreAuthenticate () : boolean
public function set PreAuthenticate (value : boolean)

Property Value

Type: System..::.Boolean
true to pre-authenticate; otherwise, false.
ExceptionCondition
NotImplementedException

Any attempt is made to get or set the property, when the property is not overridden in a descendant class.

With the exception of the first request, the PreAuthenticate property indicates whether to send authentication information with subsequent requests without waiting to be challenged by the server. When PreAuthenticate is false, the WebRequest waits for an authentication challenge before sending authentication information.

NoteNote:

The WebRequest class is an abstract class. The actual behavior of WebRequest instances at run time is determined by the descendant class returned by the WebRequest..::.Create method. For more information about default values and exceptions, see the documentation for the descendant classes, such as HttpWebRequest and FileWebRequest.

The following example sets the PreAuthenticate property to true so that the NetworkCredential stored in the Credentials property will be sent to along with the resource request.

Visual Basic
' Create a new webrequest to the mentioned URL.
Dim myWebRequest As WebRequest = WebRequest.Create(url)

' Set 'Preauthenticate'  property to true.
myWebRequest.PreAuthenticate = True
Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Cr + "Please Enter ur credentials for the requested Url")
Console.WriteLine("UserName")
Dim UserName As String = Console.ReadLine()
Console.WriteLine("Password")
Dim Password As String = Console.ReadLine()

' Create a New 'NetworkCredential' object.
Dim networkCredential As New NetworkCredential(UserName, Password)

' Associate the 'NetworkCredential' object with the 'WebRequest' object.
myWebRequest.Credentials = networkCredential

' Assign the response object of 'WebRequest' to a 'WebResponse' variable.
Dim myWebResponse As WebResponse = myWebRequest.GetResponse()

C#
                     // Create a new webrequest to the mentioned URL.
            WebRequest myWebRequest=WebRequest.Create(url);

            // Set 'Preauthenticate'  property to true.  Credentials will be sent with the request.
            myWebRequest.PreAuthenticate=true;

            Console.WriteLine("\nPlease Enter ur credentials for the requested Url");
                     Console.WriteLine("UserName");
            string UserName=Console.ReadLine();
            Console.WriteLine("Password");
            string Password=Console.ReadLine();

            // Create a New 'NetworkCredential' object.
            NetworkCredential networkCredential=new NetworkCredential(UserName,Password);

            // Associate the 'NetworkCredential' object with the 'WebRequest' object.
            myWebRequest.Credentials=networkCredential;

            // Assign the response object of 'WebRequest' to a 'WebResponse' variable.
            WebResponse myWebResponse=myWebRequest.GetResponse();
            
Visual C++
// Create a new webrequest to the mentioned URL.
WebRequest^ myWebRequest = WebRequest::Create( url );

// Set 'Preauthenticate' property to true. Credentials will be sent with the request.
myWebRequest->PreAuthenticate = true;

Console::WriteLine( "\nPlease Enter your credentials for the requested Url" );
Console::WriteLine( "UserName" );
String^ UserName = Console::ReadLine();
Console::WriteLine( "Password" );
String^ Password = Console::ReadLine();

// Create a New 'NetworkCredential' object.
NetworkCredential^ networkCredential = gcnew NetworkCredential( UserName,Password );

// Associate the 'NetworkCredential' object with the 'WebRequest' object.
myWebRequest->Credentials = networkCredential;

// Assign the response object of 'WebRequest' to a 'WebResponse' variable.
WebResponse^ myWebResponse = myWebRequest->GetResponse();

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The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0
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