episerver.basicAuthentication
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The Configure CMSConfigure CMS topic describes the syntax of the configuration elements.
## <episerver.basicAuthentication>
<episerver.basicAuthentication basicRealm="string"
sendBasicChallenge="bool" />📘 Note The episerver.basicAuthentication element is optional. The following default configuration values set in code and are overriden if other values are specified in the web.config file.
Name | Default value | Description |
|---|---|---|
String.Empty | Gets the basic realm used when sending a basic authentication challenge to the client. | |
true | Defines whether the EPiServer.Security.BasicAuthentication module sends a basic challenge to the client. |