# Function

The name of the function that the authentication library performs. Use this parameter if you call a DLL to perform authentication.

The standard security libraries use the function `AUTHENTICATE` to perform authentication. You can also use `GETATTRIBUTES` for the LDAP security library to import user attributes into IDOL Server from an LDAP server without first authenticating the user.

Actions: | Security UserRead
Type: | String
Default: | AUTHENTICATE
Example: | `Function=AUTHENTICATE`
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