CreateAuthToken Method

Creates the authentication token.

Syntax

ntlm.createAuthToken([callback])

Callback

The 'callback' parameter specifies a function which will be called when the operation completes (or an error is encountered). If the 'callback' parameter is not specified, then the method will block and will not return until the operation completes (or an error is encountered).

The callback for this method is defined as:

function(err){ }

'err' is the error that occurred. If there was no error, then 'err' is 'null'.

'err' has 2 properties which hold detailed information:

err.code
err.message

Remarks

This method creates the authentication token. After calling this method the AuthToken property will be populated. The following properties are applicable when calling this method:

• User (required)
• Password (required)
• ChallengeToken (required)
• SSLServerCert
• NTLMVersion

Note: SSLServerCert must be set to the server's public certificate if the server requires EPA (Extended Protection for Authentication).