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# ODataAuthenticationConfiguration

> Authentication configuration for connecting to OData services.

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## Definition

**Assembly:** Microsoft.OData.Mcp.Core.dll

**Namespace:** Microsoft.OData.Mcp.Core.Configuration

**Inheritance:** System.Object

## Syntax

```csharp theme={"dark"}
Microsoft.OData.Mcp.Core.Configuration.ODataAuthenticationConfiguration
```

## Summary

Authentication configuration for connecting to OData services.

## Constructors

### <Icon icon="hammer" iconType="duotone" color="#419AC5" size={24} style={{ paddingRight: '8px' }} />  .ctor

#### Syntax

```csharp theme={"dark"}
public ODataAuthenticationConfiguration()
```

### <Icon icon="hammer" iconType="duotone" color="#419AC5" size={24} style={{ paddingRight: '8px' }} />  .ctor <DocsBadge text="Inherited" variant="neutral" />

<Note>Inherited from `object`</Note>

#### Syntax

```csharp theme={"dark"}
public Object()
```

## Properties

### <Icon icon="tag" iconType="duotone" color="#419AC5" size={24} style={{ paddingRight: '8px' }} />  ApiKey

Gets or sets the API key for API key authentication.

#### Syntax

```csharp theme={"dark"}
public string ApiKey { get; set; }
```

#### Property Value

Type: `string?`
The API key value.

### <Icon icon="tag" iconType="duotone" color="#419AC5" size={24} style={{ paddingRight: '8px' }} />  ApiKeyHeader

Gets or sets the API key header name.

#### Syntax

```csharp theme={"dark"}
public string ApiKeyHeader { get; set; }
```

#### Property Value

Type: `string`
The name of the header to include the API key in.

### <Icon icon="tag" iconType="duotone" color="#419AC5" size={24} style={{ paddingRight: '8px' }} />  BasicAuth

Gets or sets the basic authentication credentials.

#### Syntax

```csharp theme={"dark"}
public Microsoft.OData.Mcp.Core.Configuration.BasicAuthenticationCredentials BasicAuth { get; set; }
```

#### Property Value

Type: `Microsoft.OData.Mcp.Core.Configuration.BasicAuthenticationCredentials?`
The username and password for basic authentication.

### <Icon icon="tag" iconType="duotone" color="#419AC5" size={24} style={{ paddingRight: '8px' }} />  BearerToken

Gets or sets the bearer token for bearer token authentication.

#### Syntax

```csharp theme={"dark"}
public string BearerToken { get; set; }
```

#### Property Value

Type: `string?`
The bearer token value.

### <Icon icon="tag" iconType="duotone" color="#419AC5" size={24} style={{ paddingRight: '8px' }} />  OAuth2

Gets or sets the OAuth2 configuration.

#### Syntax

```csharp theme={"dark"}
public Microsoft.OData.Mcp.Core.Configuration.OAuth2Configuration OAuth2 { get; set; }
```

#### Property Value

Type: `Microsoft.OData.Mcp.Core.Configuration.OAuth2Configuration?`
Configuration for OAuth2 client credentials flow.

### <Icon icon="tag" iconType="duotone" color="#419AC5" size={24} style={{ paddingRight: '8px' }} />  Type

Gets or sets the authentication type for the OData service.

#### Syntax

```csharp theme={"dark"}
public Microsoft.OData.Mcp.Core.Configuration.ODataAuthenticationType Type { get; set; }
```

#### Property Value

Type: `Microsoft.OData.Mcp.Core.Configuration.ODataAuthenticationType?`
The type of authentication to use when connecting to the OData service.

## Methods

### <Icon icon="function" iconType="duotone" color="#419AC5" size={24} style={{ paddingRight: '8px' }} />  Clone

Creates a copy of this configuration.

#### Syntax

```csharp theme={"dark"}
public Microsoft.OData.Mcp.Core.Configuration.ODataAuthenticationConfiguration Clone()
```

#### Returns

Type: `Microsoft.OData.Mcp.Core.Configuration.ODataAuthenticationConfiguration`
A new instance with the same settings.

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<Note>Inherited from `object`</Note>

#### Syntax

```csharp theme={"dark"}
public virtual bool Equals(object obj)
```

#### Parameters

| Name  | Type      | Description |
| ----- | --------- | ----------- |
| `obj` | `object?` | -           |

#### Returns

Type: `bool`

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#### Syntax

```csharp theme={"dark"}
public static bool Equals(object objA, object objB)
```

#### Parameters

| Name   | Type      | Description |
| ------ | --------- | ----------- |
| `objA` | `object?` | -           |
| `objB` | `object?` | -           |

#### Returns

Type: `bool`

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#### Syntax

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```

#### Returns

Type: `int`

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<Note>Inherited from `object`</Note>

#### Syntax

```csharp theme={"dark"}
public System.Type GetType()
```

#### Returns

Type: `System.Type`

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<Note>Inherited from `object`</Note>

#### Syntax

```csharp theme={"dark"}
protected internal object MemberwiseClone()
```

#### Returns

Type: `object`

### <Icon icon="function" iconType="duotone" color="#419AC5" size={24} style={{ paddingRight: '8px' }} />  MergeWith

Merges another configuration into this one.

#### Syntax

```csharp theme={"dark"}
public void MergeWith(Microsoft.OData.Mcp.Core.Configuration.ODataAuthenticationConfiguration other)
```

#### Parameters

| Name    | Type                                                                      | Description                 |
| ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- |
| `other` | `Microsoft.OData.Mcp.Core.Configuration.ODataAuthenticationConfiguration` | The configuration to merge. |

### <Icon icon="thumbtack" iconType="duotone" color="#419AC5" size={24} style={{ paddingRight: '8px' }} />  ReferenceEquals <DocsBadge text="Inherited" variant="neutral" />

<Note>Inherited from `object`</Note>

#### Syntax

```csharp theme={"dark"}
public static bool ReferenceEquals(object objA, object objB)
```

#### Parameters

| Name   | Type      | Description |
| ------ | --------- | ----------- |
| `objA` | `object?` | -           |
| `objB` | `object?` | -           |

#### Returns

Type: `bool`

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<Note>Inherited from `object`</Note>

#### Syntax

```csharp theme={"dark"}
public virtual string ToString()
```

#### Returns

Type: `string?`

### <Icon icon="function" iconType="duotone" color="#419AC5" size={24} style={{ paddingRight: '8px' }} />  Validate

Validates the authentication configuration.

#### Syntax

```csharp theme={"dark"}
public System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<string> Validate()
```

#### Returns

Type: `System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<string>`
A collection of validation errors, or empty if the configuration is valid.