WSPP Technical Specifications Task and Scenario

The WSPP Technical Specifications include the file & print and user & group administration protocols disclosed by Microsoft pursuant to Article 5 of the Commission of the European Communities Decision dated March 24, 2004.

To review the WSPP overview and reference documents and the technical specifications, click this link: WSPP Technical Specifications .zip file (all documents – 275+ MB).

The following table organizes the WSPP Technical Specifications by task and scenario.

A task is a collection of protocols used to implement a specific but fairly broad system function. The relevant tasks include:

• File & Print

• User and Group Administration

• Networking Transport

A scenario is a more limited set of functions that is part of a specific task. The relevant scenarios include:

File & Print Scenarios:

• Base File Services

• Distributed File System + File Replication Service (FRS) Server

• Print Remote Procedure Call

• Internet File Print

• Advanced File Services

User and Group Administration Scenarios:

• Base Authentication and Authorization

• Domain Services Interaction Server

• Multi-Factor Authentication & Certificate Server

• Group Policy Server

• Systems and Systems Health Management Server

• Directory and Global Catalog Replication Server

• Kerberos Group Membership

• Windows Remote Registry Services

• Windows Event Logging Service

• Network Time Services

• Network Connection Management

• Remote Procedure Calls

• Network Access Protection

• Rights Management Services

• Royalty Free Protocols

• One-time Flat Fee (Uniform Pricing) Protocols

• One-time Flat Fee (Variable Pricing) Protocols

Technical Specifications