The scheme used for authentication. Accepted entries are NTLM,Basic,Digest,Forms,None,Negotiate,ADFS.

Syntax

Connect-ExcelServices -AuthScheme string

Possible Values

Data Type

cstr

Default Value

"NTLM"

Remarks

Together with Password and User, this field is used to authenticate against the server. NTLM is the default option. Use the following options to vccselect your authentication scheme:

• NTLM: Set this to use your Windows credentials for authentication.
• Basic: Set this to use HTTP Basic authentication.
• Digest: Set this to HTTP Digest authentication.
• Forms: Set this to use Forms authentication.
• Negotiate: If AuthScheme is set to Negotiate, the cmdlet will Negotiate an authentication mechanism with the server. Set AuthScheme to Negotiate if you want to use Kerberos authentication.
• ADFS: Set this to use Single Sign-On authentication with ADFS.
• None: Set this to use anonymous authentication.