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WS_USERNAME_CREDENTIAL structure (webservices.h)

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The abstract base type for all username/password credentials.

Note that WS_USERNAME_CREDENTIAL and its concrete subtypes are used with the WS-Security WS_USERNAME_MESSAGE_SECURITY_BINDING.
They are best suitable for application-level username/password pairs, such as those used for online customer accounts. The usernames and passwords specified are not interpreted by the security runtime, and are merely carried client-to-server for authentication by the specified server-side username/password validator specified by the application.

In contrast, the WS_WINDOWS_INTEGRATED_AUTH_CREDENTIAL and its concrete subtypes are used for Windows Integrated Authentication and the security bindings that use it.

Syntax

typedef struct _WS_USERNAME_CREDENTIAL {
  WS_USERNAME_CREDENTIAL_TYPE credentialType;
} WS_USERNAME_CREDENTIAL;

Members

credentialType

The selector for the type of the username credential.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 7 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2008 R2 [desktop apps only]
Header webservices.h