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PIServers.AuthenticationOptions Property

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PIServers.AuthenticationOptions Property

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Last UpdatedNov 18, 2025
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The authentication options used when making a connection to a PIServer.

Namespace: OSIsoft.AF.PI
Assembly: OSIsoft.AFSDK (in OSIsoft.AFSDK.dll) Version: 3.1.1.1182

Syntax

public static IList<PIAuthenticationOption> AuthenticationOptions { get; set; }

Public Shared Property AuthenticationOptions As IList(Of PIAuthenticationOption)
	Get
	Set

Dim value As IList(Of PIAuthenticationOption)

value = PIServers.AuthenticationOptions

PIServers.AuthenticationOptions = value

public:
static property IList<PIAuthenticationOption>^ AuthenticationOptions {
	IList<PIAuthenticationOption>^ get ();
	void set (IList<PIAuthenticationOption>^ value);
}

static member AuthenticationOptions : IList<PIAuthenticationOption> with get, set

Property Value

Type: IListPIAuthenticationOption
Returns a read-only list of the authentication options used when making a connection to a PIServer.

Remarks

The PIServer.Connect Overload methods use the value of this property to control the authentication options when attempting to make a connection to a PIServer. To set the options, set this property to the new list of desired options.

Security Note
The user must be a local administrator on the computer to set these options.

Notes to Callers
This method, property, or class is not available in the legacy .NET 3.5 version of the SDK.

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