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Comparing LASS and Password Authentication (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)

1/6/2010

The following table shows how LASS authentication compares with standard password authentication.

Concept Password authentication LASS authentication

Basic mechanism

A password is the only mechanism available to authenticate the user.

LAPs are replaceable authentication mechanisms that include password, smartcard, fingerprint, and more for authentication.

Verification

CheckPassword is used to authenticate a user.

The LASS function VerifyUser is used to authenticate a user.

Enrollment

SetPassword prompts the user for a password.

CreateEnrollmentConfigDialog is used to enroll the user by obtaining such information as a password or fingerprint.

Applicable policies

SetPasswordActive and SetPasswordStatus are used to configure the necessity for passwords at startup.

Authentication Events (AEs) provide versatility for setting policies that determine when user verification should occur.

Remarks

Note   The default LAP blocks the usage of SetPasswordActive and CheckPassword. Applications should not use these functions for authenticating the user. VerifyUser and CreateEnrollmentConfigDialog should be used instead.

See Also

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