.. _vim.Task: ../../vim/Task.rst .. _vSphere API 4.1: ../../vim/version.rst#vimversionversion6 .. _vim.host.AuthenticationStoreInfo: ../../vim/host/AuthenticationStoreInfo.rst vim.host.AuthenticationStore ============================ 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. * :since: `vSphere API 4.1`_ Attributes ---------- info (`vim.host.AuthenticationStoreInfo`_): Information about the authentication store. Methods -------