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Provisioning Schema::authentication

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Element that encapsulates authentication credentials for a provisioning request. This element is part of the provisioning schema of Microsoft Provisioning Framework (MPF).

Authentication credentials can either be passed with the request or automatically generated by MPF based on the security context for the calling user. MPF uses these credentials to authorize access to namespaces and procedures and to external services such as Microsoft Active Directory.

Arguments

Input Argument Description

Provisioning Schema::basic

(minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1")

Provisioning Schema::passport

(minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1")

Remarks

No remarks.

Sample Code

Example XML Request

<securityContext> 
  <authentication> 
    <basic domain="vlabmpf" username="administrator" password="ghy3417j"/> 
  </authentication> 
</securityContext>

Applies To

Provisioning Schema; Provisioning Schema::securityContext

See also

Tasks

Provisioning Schema::securityContext
Provisioning Schema::basic
Provisioning Schema::passport