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AuthenticationMode Enumeration
Visual Studio 2010
Specifies the authentication setting used for message exchange.
Assembly: System.ServiceModel (in System.ServiceModel.dll)
| Member name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| AnonymousForCertificate | Specifies that the initiator is anonymous, and that the responder is authenticated. The certificate of the responder is available out-of-band to the initiator. | |
| AnonymousForSslNegotiated | Specifies that the initiator is anonymous. | |
| CertificateOverTransport | Specifies that the initiator is authenticated by an X.509 version 3 certificate, and that the responder is authenticated by SSL over HTTPS. | |
| IssuedToken | Specifies that the initiator and responder are authenticated by XML symmetric key tokens. | |
| IssuedTokenForCertificate | Specifies that the initiator is authenticated by an XML symmetric key token, and that the responder is authenticated by an X.509 version 3 certificate. | |
| IssuedTokenForSslNegotiated | Specifies that the initiator is authenticated by an XML symmetric key token, and that the responder is authenticated by the SOAP implementation of SSL. | |
| IssuedTokenOverTransport | Specifies that the initiator is authenticated by an XML symmetric key token, and that the responder is authenticated by SSL over HTTPS. | |
| Kerberos | Specifies that the initiator and responder are authenticated using the Kerberos protocol. | |
| KerberosOverTransport | Specifies that the initiator is authenticated using the Kerberos protocol, and the responder is authenticated by SSL over HTTPS. | |
| MutualCertificate | Specifies that the initiator and responder are authenticated with X.509 version 3 certificates. | |
| MutualCertificateDuplex | Specifies that the initiator and responder are authenticated with X.509 version 3 certificates. | |
| MutualSslNegotiated | Specifies that the initiator and responder mutually authenticate each other using X509 version 3 certificates, and the responder's certificate is available from the SOAP SSL negotiation. | |
| SecureConversation | Specifies that WS-SecureConversation authentication is used. | |
| SspiNegotiated | Specifies that the initiator and responder obtain a shared security context using the Security Service Provider Interface (SSPI). | |
| UserNameForCertificate | Specifies that the initiator is authenticated using a username token, and the responder's certificate is available to the initiator out-of-band. | |
| UserNameForSslNegotiated | Specifies that the initiator is authenticated using a username token, and that the responder is authenticated by the SOAP implementation of SSL. | |
| UserNameOverTransport | Specifies that the initiator is authenticated using a username token, and that the responder is authenticated by SSL over HTTPS. | |
| SspiNegotiatedOverTransport | Specifies that the initiator is authenticated by a security context using the Security Service Provider Interface (SSPI), and the responder is authenticated by SSL over HTTPS. |
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, 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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