SspiEncodeStringsAsAuthIdentity function (sspi.h)

Encodes a set of three credential strings as an authentication identity structure.

Syntax

SECURITY_STATUS SEC_ENTRY SspiEncodeStringsAsAuthIdentity(
  [in]  PCWSTR                          pszUserName,
  [in]  PCWSTR                          pszDomainName,
  [in]  PCWSTR                          pszPackedCredentialsString,
  [out] PSEC_WINNT_AUTH_IDENTITY_OPAQUE *ppAuthIdentity
);

Parameters

[in] pszUserName

The user name associated with the identity to encode.

[in] pszDomainName

The domain name associated with the identity to encode.

[in] pszPackedCredentialsString

An encoded string version of a SEC_WINNT_AUTH_IDENTITY_EX2 structure that specifies the user's credentials.

[out] ppAuthIdentity

A pointer to the encoded identity structure.

When you have finished using this structure, free it by calling the SspiFreeAuthIdentity function.

Return value

If the function succeeds, it returns SEC_E_OK.

If the function fails, it returns a nonzero error code.

Requirements