# Managed Object - HostAuthenticationStore(vim.host.AuthenticationStore)

Property of
  HostAuthenticationManager
Extended by
  HostDirectoryStore, HostLocalAuthentication
See also
  HostAuthenticationStoreInfo
Since
  vSphere API 4.1

## Managed Object Description

The HostAuthenticationStore base class represents both local user and host Active Directory authentication for an ESX host.

- Local user authentication is always enabled. The vSphere API does not support local user configuration for a host.
- Active Directory authentication for ESX hosts relies on an established Active Directory account that has the authority to add the host to a domain.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
info | HostAuthenticationStoreInfo | Information about the authentication store.

Methods

Methods defined in this Managed Object
None