WinBioGetCredentialState function (winbio.h)

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10/13/2021

Retrieves a value that specifies whether credentials have been set for the specified user. Starting with Windows 10, build 1607, this function is available to use with a mobile image.

Syntax

HRESULT WinBioGetCredentialState(
  [in]  WINBIO_IDENTITY         Identity,
  [in]  WINBIO_CREDENTIAL_TYPE  Type,
  [out] WINBIO_CREDENTIAL_STATE *CredentialState
);

Parameters

[in] Identity

A WINBIO_IDENTITY structure that contains the SID of the user account for which the credential is being queried.

[in] Type

A WINBIO_CREDENTIAL_TYPE value that specifies the credential type. This can be one of the following values:

Value	Meaning
WINBIO_CREDENTIAL_PASSWORD	The password-based credential is checked.

[out] CredentialState

Pointer to a WINBIO_CREDENTIAL_STATE enumeration value that specifies whether user credentials have been set. This can be one of the following values:

Value	Meaning
WINBIO_CREDENTIAL_NOT_SET	A credential has not been specified.
WINBIO_CREDENTIAL_SET	A credential has been specified.

Return value

If the function succeeds, it returns S_OK. If the function fails, it returns an HRESULT value that indicates the error. Possible values include, but are not limited to, those in the following table. For a list of common error codes, see Common HRESULT Values.

Return code	Description
E_ACCESSDENIED	The caller does not have permission to retrieve the credential state.
WINBIO_E_UNKNOWN_ID	The specified identity does not exist.
WINBIO_E_CRED_PROV_DISABLED	Current administrative policy prohibits use of the credential provider.

Remarks

The WinBioGetCredentialState is typically used to provide feedback about credential state in a user interface. For example, an enrollment application might query credential state before prompting a user for credentials.

Call the WinBioSetCredential function to associate credentials with a user.

Users who do not have elevated privileges can retrieve information about only their own credentials. Elevated users can retrieve information for any credential.

Examples

The following function calls WinBioGetCredentialState to retrieve the credential state for a user. Link to the Winbio.lib static library and include the following header files:

Windows.h
Stdio.h
Conio.h
Winbio.h

HRESULT GetCredentialState()
{
    // Declare variables.
    HRESULT hr = S_OK;
    WINBIO_IDENTITY identity;
    WINBIO_CREDENTIAL_STATE credState;

    // Find the identity of the user.
    wprintf_s(L"\n Finding user identity.\n");
    hr = GetCurrentUserIdentity( &identity );
    if (FAILED(hr))
    {
        wprintf_s(L"\n User identity not found. hr = 0x%x\n", hr);
        return hr;
    }

    // Find the credential state for the user.
    wprintf_s(L"\n Calling WinBioGetCredentialState.\n");
    hr = WinBioGetCredentialState(
             identity,                      // User GUID or SID
             WINBIO_CREDENTIAL_PASSWORD,    // Credential type
             &credState                     // [out] Credential state
             );
    if (FAILED(hr))
    {
        wprintf_s(L"\n WinBioGetCredentialState failed. hr = 0x%x\n", hr);
        goto e_Exit;
    }

    // Print the credential state.
    switch(credState)
    {
        case WINBIO_CREDENTIAL_SET:
            wprintf_s(L"\n Credential set.\n");
            break;
        case WINBIO_CREDENTIAL_NOT_SET:
            wprintf_s(L"\n Credential NOT set.\n");
            break;
        default:
            wprintf_s(L"\n ERROR: Invalid credential state.\n");
            hr = E_FAIL;
    }

e_Exit:

    wprintf_s(L"\n Press any key to exit...");
    _getch();

    return hr;

}

//------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The following function retrieves the identity of the current user.
// This is a helper function and is not part of the Windows Biometric
// Framework API.
//
HRESULT GetCurrentUserIdentity(__inout PWINBIO_IDENTITY Identity)
{
    // Declare variables.
    HRESULT hr = S_OK;
    HANDLE tokenHandle = NULL;
    DWORD bytesReturned = 0;
    struct{
        TOKEN_USER tokenUser;
        BYTE buffer[SECURITY_MAX_SID_SIZE];
    } tokenInfoBuffer;

    // Zero the input identity and specify the type.
    ZeroMemory( Identity, sizeof(WINBIO_IDENTITY));
    Identity->Type = WINBIO_ID_TYPE_NULL;

    // Open the access token associated with the
    // current process
    if (!OpenProcessToken(
            GetCurrentProcess(),            // Process handle
            TOKEN_READ,                     // Read access only
            &tokenHandle))                  // Access token handle
    {
        DWORD win32Status = GetLastError();
        wprintf_s(L"Cannot open token handle: %d\n", win32Status);
        hr = HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(win32Status);
        goto e_Exit;
    }

    // Zero the tokenInfoBuffer structure.
    ZeroMemory(&tokenInfoBuffer, sizeof(tokenInfoBuffer));

    // Retrieve information about the access token. In this case,
    // retrieve a SID.
    if (!GetTokenInformation(
            tokenHandle,                    // Access token handle
            TokenUser,                      // User for the token
            &tokenInfoBuffer.tokenUser,     // Buffer to fill
            sizeof(tokenInfoBuffer),        // Size of the buffer
            &bytesReturned))                // Size needed
    {
        DWORD win32Status = GetLastError();
        wprintf_s(L"Cannot query token information: %d\n", win32Status);
        hr = HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(win32Status);
        goto e_Exit;
    }

    // Copy the SID from the tokenInfoBuffer structure to the
    // WINBIO_IDENTITY structure. 
    CopySid(
        SECURITY_MAX_SID_SIZE,
        Identity->Value.AccountSid.Data,
        tokenInfoBuffer.tokenUser.User.Sid
        );

    // Specify the size of the SID and assign WINBIO_ID_TYPE_SID
    // to the type member of the WINBIO_IDENTITY structure.
    Identity->Value.AccountSid.Size = GetLengthSid(tokenInfoBuffer.tokenUser.User.Sid);
    Identity->Type = WINBIO_ID_TYPE_SID;

e_Exit:

    if (tokenHandle != NULL)
    {
        CloseHandle(tokenHandle);
    }

    return hr;
}

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 7 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 R2 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	winbio.h (include Winbio.h)
Library	Winbio.lib
DLL	Winbio.dll