Component Authentication

This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.

This topic documents a feature of the Windows Media Device Manager SDK. We recommend that you migrate your application to use the Windows Portable Devices API. For more information, see the Windows Portable Devices SDK.

Every application and service provider must be authenticated before it can begin to call or implement Windows Media Device Manager methods.

Authentication is handled differently for service providers and applications. See the topic that applies to your project:

• Authenticating the Application
• Authenticating the Service Provider

See Also

• Using Secure Authenticated Channels