The [Configure CMS](🔗) topic describes the syntax used in the description of the configuration elements.

Note
The `
episerver.basicAuthentication` element is optional. The following default configuration values set in code and are overriden if other values are specified in the _web.config_ file.
| Name | Default value | Description |
| [basicRealm](🔗) | String.Empty | Gets the basic realm used when sending a basic authentication challenge to the client. |
| [sendBasicChallenge](🔗) | true | Defines whether the [EPiServer.Security.BasicAuthentication](🔗) module sends a basic challenge to the client. |