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AuthProtocol (contextType) Element

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The AuthProtocol (contextType) element specifies the authentication protocol to be used for activating a Packet Data Protocol (PDP) context.

The element can have one of the following values.

Value Meaning
"NONE" No authentication protocol.
"PAP" Unencrypted password authentication.
"CHAP" Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol(CHAP).
MsCHAPV2" Use Microsoft s Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol(CHAP) v2.0.

This element is optional and is used only for GSM profiles. If the element is not specified and the profile is for a GSM device, then the Mobile Broadband service will use "NONE".

<xs:element name="AuthProtocol">
    <xs:simpleType>
        <xs:restriction
            base="token"
        >
            <xs:enumeration
                value="NONE"
             />
            <xs:enumeration
                value="PAP"
             />
            <xs:enumeration
                value="CHAP"
             />
            <xs:enumeration
                value="MsCHAPv2"
             />
        </xs:restriction>
    </xs:simpleType>
</xs:element>

The AuthProtocol element is defined by the contextType complex type.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client
 Windows 7 [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Minimum supported server
 None supported

See also

Definition context of element in schema

contextType

Possible immediate parent element in schema instance

Context (MBNProfile)