Credential Type Providers (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)

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1/6/2010

A credential type provider understands the semantics of each credential type that it supports and determines what has to be cached. A credential type provider is an external DLL that supports single or multiple credential types.

There are three default credential type providers that are supported by credential manager Windows Embedded CE. Depending on the catalog item you choose, you get one of the three default type providers in your OS design.

The following table provides information about the type provider name, its associated sysgen and primitive credential types.

Credential type provider Sysgen Supported primitive credential types

Default

SYSGEN_CREDMAN

CRED_TYPE_PLAINTEXT_PASSWORD

CRED_TYPE_CERTIFICATE

CRED_TYPE_GENERIC

Kerberos

SYSGEN_KERBEROS

CRED_TYPE_KERBEROS

NTLM

SYSGEN_NTLM

CRED_TYPE_NTLM

For information about creating credential type providers, see Creating a Credential Type Provider.

See Also

Concepts

Credential Types

Other Resources

Credential Manager Application Development
Credential Manager
Credential Manager OS Design Development