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Forms-based Authentication
If Creo Packages will be used with a Windchill server that uses forms-based authentication (FBA), you must set a preference on the Creo Packages client. In the wpc_preferences.txt file, set the preference as follows:
windchill.auth.mode=PROTOCOL_AUTH