---
id: "P:cAlgo.API.WebSocketClientOptions.UseDefaultCredentials"
kind: "property"
type: "T:cAlgo.API.WebSocketClientOptions"
url: "https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/WebSocket/WebSocketClientOptions/UseDefaultCredentials/"
---

> Documentation index for agents: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/llms.txt · machine index: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/api.json

# WebSocketClientOptions.UseDefaultCredentials

Member of [WebSocketClientOptions](https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/WebSocket/WebSocketClientOptions/index.md).

## UseDefaultCredentials

Gets or sets a Boolean value that indicates if default credentials should be used during WebSocket handshake. Default value is false.

Environments: Desktop supported · CLI supported · Cloud supported.

C#:

```csharp
public bool UseDefaultCredentials {get; set;}
```

Python:

```python
webSocketClientOptions.UseDefaultCredentials: bool
```

### Returns

`bool` — 

### Examples

C#:

```csharp
var options = new WebSocketClientOptions { UseDefaultCredentials = true };
var client = new WebSocketClient(options);
client.Connect(new Uri("wss://intranet.example.com/signals"));
```

Python:

```python
from System import Uri

options = WebSocketClientOptions()
options.UseDefaultCredentials = True
client = WebSocketClient(options)
client.Connect(Uri("wss://intranet.example.com/signals"))
```