How to use "cukes.auth_type" property in cukes.properties?

[chandra-mummidi]

Can you please explain how to use "cukes.auth_type" property in cukes.properties file while running any feature file in "cukes-rest-sample" project?
I assume this property is used to define the authentication type, and can be used like "cukes.auth_type=basic". In this case, "host connection refused" case is not handled properly. I'm logging it in a separate issue. Thanks in advance.