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The required property determines if authentication is mandatory to interact with the agent. When set to true, every attempt to communicate with the agent will trigger the authentication process, and if unsuccessful, an error message will be displayed. Setting the property to false makes authentication optional and users will be able to interact with the agent anonymously. While the agent can be restricted in its capabilities and the information it has access to, it will still respond to the anonymous user.
Each profile type may have its own set of related properties.
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