GetPasswordStatus (Compact 2013)
3/26/2014
This function retrieves the current status of the system password.
Note The default Local Authentication Plugin (LAP) blocks the usage of the SetPasswordActive and the CheckPassword functions. Applications should not use these functions for authenticating the user. Use the VerifyUser and the CreateEnrollmentConfigDialog functions instead.
Syntax
DWORD GetPasswordStatus(void);
Parameters
None.
Return Value
The following table shows possible values.
Value |
Description |
|---|---|
PASSWORD_STATUS_ACTIVE |
Makes the system password active. If this bit is not set, the password is disabled. |
PASSWORD_STATUS_SCREENSAVERPROTECT |
Makes the password active for a screen saver. When this is set, it causes the startup screen to be displayed when a screen saver is deactivated by the user. If this bit is not set, no startup screen is displayed when the screen saver is deactivated by a user. The PASSWORD_STATUS_ACTIVE flag must also be set to set this flag. |
Remarks
To use this function, you must first set WINCEOEM to 1.
Requirements
Header |
pwinbase.h |
Library |
coredll.lib |
See Also
Reference
File System Password Functions
CheckPassword
GetPasswordActive
SetPassword
SetPasswordStatus