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AuthenticationOption Enumeration

Specifies the remote procedure call (RPC) authentication mechanism. Applicable only when the ActivationOption is set to Server.

Namespace:  System.EnterpriseServices
Assembly:  System.EnterpriseServices (in System.EnterpriseServices.dll)

[SerializableAttribute]
public enum class AuthenticationOption

Member nameDescription
DefaultUses the default authentication level for the specified authentication service. In COM+, this setting is provided by the DefaultAuthenticationLevel property in the LocalComputer collection.
NoneAuthentication does not occur.
ConnectAuthenticates credentials only when the connection is made.
CallAuthenticates credentials at the beginning of every call.
PacketAuthenticates credentials and verifies that all call data is received.
IntegrityAuthenticates credentials and verifies that no call data has been modified in transit.
PrivacyAuthenticates credentials and encrypts the packet, including the data and the sender's identity and signature.

The following code example demonstrates the use of this enumeration in conjunction with the ApplicationAccessControlAttribute attribute.


// Set component access controls.
[assembly:ApplicationAccessControl(Authentication=AuthenticationOption::Privacy,
ImpersonationLevel=ImpersonationLevelOption::Identify,
AccessChecksLevel=AccessChecksLevelOption::ApplicationComponent)];


.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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