The AuthenticationMode enumeration contains authentication types used for any connection.
It is used by the following properties and methods:
| Value | Brief description |
| 0 | AnyAccepted. Any accepted authentication type. |
| 1 | Password. Password authentication. It is required a clear indication of user name and password. The IPasswordCredentials interface is used to process credentials. |
| 2 | Domain. Integrated domain authentication. While connection the same user name and password which user used to connect to domain will be used. The IDomainCredentials interface is used to process user accounts. |
| 3 | Role. Role authentication. Each user is associated with a certain role with this type of authentication. |
| 4 | DomainExplicit. Domain authentication. It is required a clear indication of domain, user name and password. The IDomainCredentials interface is used to process user accounts. The use of domain authentication is relevant for the MSSQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL DBMS. |
| 5 | Certificate. Certificate authentication. Certificate owner can work in repository under any user. |
| 6 | PasswordEncrypted. Password authentication with encryption. It is relevant only for application server. |
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