IWMSPublishingPoint::get_Authenticators

The get_Authenticators method retrieves an IWMSPluginsIWMSPlugins Interface that contains a collection of authentication plug-ins.

HRESULT get_Authenticators(
  IWMSPlugins**  pVal
);

Arguments

pVal	[out] Pointer to a pointer to an IWMSPlugins interface that contains authentication plug-ins.

Return Value

If the method succeeds, it returns S_OK. If it fails, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Return code	Number	Description
E_POINTER	0x80004003	Indicates that pVal is a NULL pointer argument.
NS_E_PUBLISHING_POINT_REMOVED	0xC00D145AL	Indicates that the publishing point was already removed.

Remarks

There is no limit to the number of plug-ins that can be in this collection. Authentication plug-ins can use any of three methods to identify clients.

• The plug-in can request that the client supply a password and user name. The password can be encrypted or sent as clear text.

• The plug-in can identify the client based on logon credentials.

• The plug-in can ignore passwords, user names, and logon credentials.

If the plug-in is able to authenticate the client, it sends information about the client to the authorization plug-in to determine whether access permission can be granted.

This method calls AddRef internally. To avoid memory leaks, you must call Release when you are finished using the interface.

Example

#include <windows.h>
#include <atlbase.h>    // Includes CComVariant.
#include "wmsserver.h"

// Declare variables and interfaces.
IWMSServer              *pServer;
IWMSPublishingPoints    *pPubPoints;
IWMSPublishingPoint     *pPubPoint;
IWMSPlugins             *pPlugins;

HRESULT         hr;
CComVariant     varIndex;
long            lCount;

// Initialize the COM library and retrieve a pointer
// to an IWMSServer interface.
hr = CoInitialize(NULL);
hr = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_WMSServer,
                      NULL,
                      CLSCTX_ALL,
                      IID_IWMSServer,
                      (void **)&pServer);
if (FAILED(hr)) goto EXIT;

// Retrieve a pointer to the IWMSPublishingPoints interface
// and retrieve the total count of publishing points.
hr = pServer->get_PublishingPoints(&pPubPoints);
if (FAILED(hr)) goto EXIT;
hr = pPubPoints->get_Count(&lCount);
if (FAILED(hr)) goto EXIT;

// Retrieve information about each publishing point.
for (long x = 0; x < lCount; x++)
{
    varIndex = x;
    hr = pPubPoints->get_Item(varIndex, &pPubPoint);
    if (FAILED(hr)) goto EXIT;

    // Retrieve a pointer to an IWMSPlugins interface
    // that contains authentication plug-ins.
    hr = pPubPoint->get_Authenticators(&pPlugins);
    if (FAILED(hr)) goto EXIT;

    // Release temporary COM objects.
    pPubPoint->Release();
    pPlugins->Release();
}

EXIT:
    // TODO: Release temporary COM objects and uninitialize COM.

Requirements

Header: wmsserver.h.

Library: WMSServerTypeLib.dll.

Platform: Windows Server 2003 family, Windows Server 2008 family.

See Also

Reference

IWMSPublishingPoint Interface