EncryptionProvider.Authenticate(Object, Object, UInt32) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.Office.Core

Assembly:: office.dll

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Used to determine whether the user has the proper permissions to open the encrypted document.

public:
 int Authenticate(System::Object ^ ParentWindow, System::Object ^ EncryptionData, [Runtime::InteropServices::Out] System::UInt32 % PermissionsMask);

public int Authenticate (object ParentWindow, object EncryptionData, out uint PermissionsMask);

abstract member Authenticate : obj * obj * uint32 -> int

Public Function Authenticate (ParentWindow As Object, EncryptionData As Object, ByRef PermissionsMask As UInteger) As Integer

Parameters

ParentWindow: Object

Specifies the window that is called to display the encryption settings.

EncryptionData: Object

Contains the encrypted data for the current document.

PermissionsMask: UInt32

The user interface displayed by the encryption provider add-in.

Returns

Int32

Integer

Remarks

This is where your COM add-in encryption provider displays whatever user interface is applicable for applying encryption. For example, a password encryption provider would prompt for the user's password.

Applies to