WSMAN_AUTHENTICATION_CREDENTIALS structure (wsman.h)

Defines the authentication method and the credentials used for server or proxy authentication.

Syntax

typedef struct _WSMAN_AUTHENTICATION_CREDENTIALS {
  DWORD authenticationMechanism;
  union {
    WSMAN_USERNAME_PASSWORD_CREDS userAccount;
    PCWSTR                        certificateThumbprint;
  };
} WSMAN_AUTHENTICATION_CREDENTIALS;

Members

authenticationMechanism

Defines the authentication mechanism. This member can be set to zero. If it is set to zero, the WinRM client will choose between Kerberos and Negotiate. If it is not set to zero, this member must be one of the values of the WSManAuthenticationFlags enumeration.

userAccount

Defines the credentials used for authentication. See WSMAN_USERNAME_PASSWORD_CREDS for more information.

certificateThumbprint

Defines the certificate thumbprint.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 7
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 R2
Header	wsman.h
Redistributable	Windows Management Framework on Windows Server 2008 with SP2, Windows Vista with SP1, and Windows Vista with SP2