<clear> Element for <authenticationModules>

Clears all authentication modules from the application.

<configuration>
   <system.net>
      <authenticationModules>
         <clear>

<clear/>

Remarks

The <clear> element removes all authentication modules from the application that were defined earlier in the configuration file or at a higher level in the configuration hierarchy.

Example

The following example removes all configured authentication modules and then adds a custom authentication module.

<configuration>
   <system.net>
      <authenticationModules>
         <clear/>
         <add type="MyAuthModule.dll, MyAuthModule" />
      </authenticationModules>
   </system.net>
</configuration>

Configuration File

This element can be used in the application configuration file, the machine configuration file (Machine.config), and the publisher policy file.

See Also

<authenticationModules> Element | Network Settings Schema