Specifies the authentication method the provider uses when authenticating to the proxy server specified in the ProxyServer connection property.

Possible Values

Data Type

string

Default Value

"BASIC"

Remarks

The authentication type can be one of the following:

• BASIC: The server performs HTTP BASIC authentication.
• DIGEST: The server performs HTTP DIGEST authentication.
• NTLM: The server retrieves an NTLM token.
• NEGOTIATE: The server retrieves an NTLM or Kerberos token based on the applicable protocol for authentication.
• NONE: Set this when the ProxyServer does not require authentication.

For all values other than "NONE", you must also set the ProxyUser and ProxyPassword connection properties.

If you need to use another authentication type, such as SOCKS 5 authentication, see FirewallType.