Bitsadmin /removecredentials

 

Applies To: Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8

Removes credentials from a job.

Syntax

bitsadmin /RemoveCredentials <Job> <Target> <Scheme>

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Job

The job's display name or GUID

Target

SERVER or PROXY

Scheme

One of the following:

  • BASIC—authentication scheme in which the user name and password are sent in clear-text to the server or proxy.

  • DIGEST—a challenge-response authentication scheme that uses a server-specified data string for the challenge.

  • NTLM—a challenge-response authentication scheme that uses the credentials of the user for authentication in a Windows network environment.

  • NEGOTIATE—also known as the Simple and Protected Negotiation protocol (Snego) is a challenge-response authentication scheme that negotiates with the server or proxy to determine which scheme to use for authentication. Examples are the Kerberos protocol and NTLM.

  • PASSPORT—a centralized authentication service provided by Microsoft that offers a single logon for member sites.

Examples

The following example removes credentials from the job named myDownloadJob.

C:\>bitsadmin /RemoveCredentials myDownloadJob SERVER BASIC

Additional references

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