Winlogon and Credential Providers

Winlogonis the Windows component that performs interactive logon for a logon session. Winlogon behavior can be customized by implementing and registering a Credential Provider.

For information about implementing a Credential Provider, see the following topics.

TopicDescription

Create Custom Login Experiences With Credential Providers For Windows Vista

Overview of Winlogon and Credential Provider architecture and a sample Credential Provider.

Shell Interfaces

Credential Provider interface reference.

 

For a sample Credential Provider implementation, see the sample located in the Windows SDK installation directory under \Samples\Security\CredentialProvider.

Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 Professional:  Credential Providers are not supported. For information about customizing Winlogon, see Winlogon and GINA.

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