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EAP Authenticator Method Registry Values

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Specific registry values are required for EAP authenticator methods.

EAP Authenticator Method DLL Paths

The following path specifies the registry location for regular EAP authenticator method DLLs.

HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Eaphost\Methods\<AuthorId>\<EapTypeId>

For example, an EAP authenticator method installation registration path given an AuthorId of "311" (indicating that "Microsoft" is the author) and a EapTypeId of "40", appears as follows.

HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Eaphost\Methods\311\40

The following path specifies the registry location for extended EAP authenticator method DLLs.

HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Eaphost\Methods\<AuthorId>\254\<VendorId>\<VendorType>

For example, an EAP authenticator method installation registration path given an AuthorId of "311" (indicating that "Microsoft" is the author), a VendorId of "311", and a EapTypeId of "40", appears as follows.

HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Eaphost\Methods\311\254\311\40

Note

For more information on the allocation of EAP method types, see section 6.2 of RFC 3748.

 

Registry Values

The following authenticator method registry values are required.

Besides the above registry values, the following authenticator method registry value is recommended.

The remaining authenticator method registry values are optional.

AuthenticatorDllPath

Constant Value AuthenticatorDllPath
Type REG_EXPAND_SZ
Description The path to the EAP authenticator method DLL. For example, %SystemRoot%\system32\<name_of_DLL>.dll.

 

AuthenticatorFriendlyName

Constant Value AuthenticatorFriendlyName
Type REG_SZ
Description String that contains the friendly (display) name for the EAP authenticator method.

 

ConfigCLSID

Constant Value ConfigCLSID
Type REG_SZ
Description String that contains the configuration class GUID for this authenticator method, in the format {XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX}

 

Properties

Constant Value Properties
Type REG_DWORD
Description Bits in the DWORD are set to indicate support for the property. For a list of supported values, see EAP Method Properties.

 

StandaloneSupported

Constant Value StandaloneSupported
Type REG_DWORD
Description 0 if this is a standalone authenticator method; 1 if it is not.

 

EAP Peer Method Registry Keys

Registry Configuration for Expanded EAP Types

Using EAPHost

RFC 3748