Network Authentication (SSPI) (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)
1/6/2010
Different applications have different security requirements for identifying and authenticating users in addition to encrypting data. For example, Internet Explorer Mobile requires server certificate authentication and no client certificate authentication, whereas Inbox attachments and infrared downloads require server certificate authentication by default. To support these applications and achieve network authentication, the Security Support Provider Interface (SSPI) allows applications to access DLLs — called Security Support Providers (SSPs) — that provide common authentication protocols.
The following SSPs provide this support:
- NTLM
- Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)