https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Server-Discussions/Authentication-Method/m-p/798179#M9255 <P>Hi Community,&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>What is the best practice for changing authentication method from built in to windows authentication in a production <SPAN>environment?&nbsp;</SPAN></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><SPAN>Thank you&nbsp;</SPAN></P> Sun, 08 Aug 2021 06:01:24 GMT mahmoodalqadi 2021-08-08T06:01:24Z https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Server-Discussions/Authentication-Method/m-p/798179#M9255 <P>Hi Community,&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>What is the best practice for changing authentication method from built in to windows authentication in a production <SPAN>environment?&nbsp;</SPAN></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><SPAN>Thank you&nbsp;</SPAN></P> Sun, 08 Aug 2021 06:01:24 GMT https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Server-Discussions/Authentication-Method/m-p/798179#M9255 mahmoodalqadi 2021-08-08T06:01:24Z https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Server-Discussions/Authentication-Method/m-p/798231#M9256 <P>Hi&nbsp;<a href="https://community.alteryx.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/224852">@mahmoodalqadi</a>&nbsp;changing authentication methods is not recommended as each authentication method structures the Mongo Database differently so you can't inter change easily. The below screenshot from this <A href="https://help.alteryx.com/20212/server/configure-gallery-authentication" target="_self">article</A> does highlight this and explains what steps you should take if this is required.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Server_Changing.JPG" style="width: 816px;"><img src="https://community.alteryx.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/197062i7052242C7A5B1E8D/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Server_Changing.JPG" alt="Server_Changing.JPG" /></span>&nbsp;</P> Sun, 08 Aug 2021 10:43:55 GMT https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Server-Discussions/Authentication-Method/m-p/798231#M9256 JosephSerpis 2021-08-08T10:43:55Z