wincred.h header
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wincred.h contains the following programming interfaces:
Functions
| CredDeleteA Deletes a credential from the user's credential set. (ANSI) |
| CredDeleteW Deletes a credential from the user's credential set. (Unicode) |
| CredEnumerateA Enumerates the credentials from the user's credential set. (ANSI) |
| CredEnumerateW Enumerates the credentials from the user's credential set. (Unicode) |
| CredFindBestCredentialA Searches the Credentials Management (CredMan) database for the set of generic credentials that are associated with the current logon session and that best match the specified target resource. (ANSI) |
| CredFindBestCredentialW Searches the Credentials Management (CredMan) database for the set of generic credentials that are associated with the current logon session and that best match the specified target resource. (Unicode) |
| CredFree The CredFree function frees a buffer returned by any of the credentials management functions. |
| CredGetSessionTypes The CredGetSessionTypes function returns the maximum persistence supported by the current logon session. A separate maximum persistence is returned for each credential type. |
| CredGetTargetInfoA The CredGetTargetInfo function retrieves all known target name information for the named target computer. (ANSI) |
| CredGetTargetInfoW The CredGetTargetInfo function retrieves all known target name information for the named target computer. (Unicode) |
| CredIsMarshaledCredentialA Determines whether a specified user name string is a marshaled credential previously marshaled by CredMarshalCredential. (ANSI) |
| CredIsMarshaledCredentialW Determines whether a specified user name string is a marshaled credential previously marshaled by CredMarshalCredential. (Unicode) |
| CredIsProtectedA Specifies whether the specified credentials are encrypted by a previous call to the CredProtect function. (ANSI) |
| CredIsProtectedW Specifies whether the specified credentials are encrypted by a previous call to the CredProtect function. (Unicode) |
| CredMarshalCredentialA The CredMarshalCredential function transforms a credential into a text string. (ANSI) |
| CredMarshalCredentialW The CredMarshalCredential function transforms a credential into a text string. (Unicode) |
| CredPackAuthenticationBufferA Converts a string user name and password into an authentication buffer. (ANSI) |
| CredPackAuthenticationBufferW Converts a string user name and password into an authentication buffer. (Unicode) |
| CredProtectA Encrypts the specified credentials so that only the current security context can decrypt them. (ANSI) |
| CredProtectW Encrypts the specified credentials so that only the current security context can decrypt them. (Unicode) |
| CredReadA Reads a credential from the user's credential set. (ANSI) |
| CredReadDomainCredentialsA Reads the domain credentials from the user's credential set. (ANSI) |
| CredReadDomainCredentialsW Reads the domain credentials from the user's credential set. (Unicode) |
| CredReadW Reads a credential from the user's credential set. (Unicode) |
| CredRenameA CredRename is no longer supported. (ANSI) |
| CredRenameW CredRename is no longer supported. (Unicode) |
| CredUICmdLinePromptForCredentialsA Prompts for and accepts credential information from a user working in a command-line (console) application. The name and password typed by the user are passed back to the calling application for verification. (ANSI) |
| CredUICmdLinePromptForCredentialsW Prompts for and accepts credential information from a user working in a command-line (console) application. The name and password typed by the user are passed back to the calling application for verification. (Unicode) |
| CredUIConfirmCredentialsA Is called after CredUIPromptForCredentials or CredUICmdLinePromptForCredentials, to confirm the validity of the credential harvested. (ANSI) |
| CredUIConfirmCredentialsW Is called after CredUIPromptForCredentials or CredUICmdLinePromptForCredentials, to confirm the validity of the credential harvested. (Unicode) |
| CredUIParseUserNameA The CredUIParseUserName function extracts the domain and user account name from a fully qualified user name. (ANSI) |
| CredUIParseUserNameW The CredUIParseUserName function extracts the domain and user account name from a fully qualified user name. (Unicode) |
| CredUIPromptForCredentialsA Creates and displays a configurable dialog box that accepts credentials information from a user. (ANSI) |
| CredUIPromptForCredentialsW Creates and displays a configurable dialog box that accepts credentials information from a user. (Unicode) |
| CredUIPromptForWindowsCredentialsA Creates and displays a configurable dialog box that allows users to supply credential information by using any credential provider installed on the local computer. (ANSI) |
| CredUIPromptForWindowsCredentialsW Creates and displays a configurable dialog box that allows users to supply credential information by using any credential provider installed on the local computer. (Unicode) |
| CredUIReadSSOCredW The CredUIReadSSOCredW function retrieves the user name for a single logon credential. |
| CredUIStoreSSOCredW The CredUIStoreSSOCredW function stores a single logon credential. |
| CredUnmarshalCredentialA The CredUnmarshalCredential function transforms a marshaled credential back into its original form. (ANSI) |
| CredUnmarshalCredentialW The CredUnmarshalCredential function transforms a marshaled credential back into its original form. (Unicode) |
| CredUnPackAuthenticationBufferA Converts an authentication buffer returned by a call to the CredUIPromptForWindowsCredentials function into a string user name and password. (ANSI) |
| CredUnPackAuthenticationBufferW Converts an authentication buffer returned by a call to the CredUIPromptForWindowsCredentials function into a string user name and password. (Unicode) |
| CredUnprotectA Decrypts credentials that were previously encrypted by using the CredProtect function. (ANSI) |
| CredUnprotectW Decrypts credentials that were previously encrypted by using the CredProtect function. (Unicode) |
| CredWriteA Creates a new credential or modifies an existing credential in the user's credential set. (ANSI) |
| CredWriteDomainCredentialsA Writes domain credentials to the user's credential set. (ANSI) |
| CredWriteDomainCredentialsW Writes domain credentials to the user's credential set. (Unicode) |
| CredWriteW Creates a new credential or modifies an existing credential in the user's credential set. (Unicode) |
Structures
| CERT_CREDENTIAL_INFO The CERT_CREDENTIAL_INFO structure contains a reference to a certificate. |
| CREDENTIAL_ATTRIBUTEA The CREDENTIAL_ATTRIBUTE structure contains an application-defined attribute of the credential. An attribute is a keyword-value pair. It is up to the application to define the meaning of the attribute. (ANSI) |
| CREDENTIAL_ATTRIBUTEW The CREDENTIAL_ATTRIBUTE structure contains an application-defined attribute of the credential. An attribute is a keyword-value pair. It is up to the application to define the meaning of the attribute. (Unicode) |
| CREDENTIAL_TARGET_INFORMATIONA The CREDENTIAL_TARGET_INFORMATION structure contains the target computer's name, domain, and tree. (ANSI) |
| CREDENTIAL_TARGET_INFORMATIONW The CREDENTIAL_TARGET_INFORMATION structure contains the target computer's name, domain, and tree. (Unicode) |
| CREDENTIALA The CREDENTIAL structure contains an individual credential. (ANSI) |
| CREDENTIALW The CREDENTIAL structure contains an individual credential. (Unicode) |
| CREDUI_INFOA The CREDUI_INFO structure is used to pass information to the CredUIPromptForCredentials function that creates a dialog box used to obtain credentials information. (ANSI) |
| CREDUI_INFOW The CREDUI_INFO structure is used to pass information to the CredUIPromptForCredentials function that creates a dialog box used to obtain credentials information. (Unicode) |
| USERNAME_TARGET_CREDENTIAL_INFO The USERNAME_TARGET_CREDENTIAL_INFO structure contains a reference to a credential. |
Enumerations
| CRED_MARSHAL_TYPE Specifies the types of credential to be marshaled by CredMarshalCredential or unmarshaled by CredUnmarshalCredential. |
| CRED_PROTECTION_TYPE Specifies the security context in which credentials are encrypted when using the CredProtect function. |
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