Authentication preferences

Code Sight Documentation

Version
2026.5.0

The Authentication preferences panel lets you change the credentials for Coverity Analysis, Black Duck Source Code Analysis, or both. For IntelliJ and other JetBrains IDEs, Microsoft Visual Studio, and VS Code, you can also configure networked products for Team View: see Viewing Polaris issues on the server and Viewing Software Risk Manager issues on the server.

Eclipse

Figure 1. Authentication preferences for Eclipse
Authentication preferences panel for Eclipse
Note: This panel also links to the Proxy Settings panel.

Visual Studio

Figure 2. Authentication preferences for Visual Studio
Authentication preferences panel for Visual Studio

In Visual Studio, the Authentication panel consists of four tabs:

These tabs also include the Export Logs control.

Troubleshooting
The Export Logs button appears in this group. See Troubleshooting / Export Logs.

IntelliJ

In IntelliJ, the Authentication panel consists of four tabs:

Visual Studio Code

VS Code has separate authentication panels for Coverity Connect, Black Duck SCA, and server-based software-integrity products. To see these settings, click one of the links beneath the “Server Connections” label in the STATUS view.

Figure 3. Links to server-authentication controls in VS Code
Links to open an auth panel for scan-engine authorizations and configurations