Authentication Plug-in Interfaces

The following table identifies the interfaces you can use to create a custom authentication plug-in.

Interface	Description
IWMSBasicPlugin	Contains methods to initialize, enable, disable, and shut down a plug-in. It is recommended that all custom plug-ins implement this interface.
IWMSAuthenticationPlugin	Creates an authentication context. The authentication plug-in implements this interface and the server calls it.
IWMSAuthenticationContext	Contains methods that enable a server to authenticate a client, impersonate the client for access-control checks, and retrieve an authentication plug-in. The authentication plug-in implements this interface and the server calls it.
IWMSAuthenticationCallback	Notifies the server about the results of the authentication process. The server implements this interface, and the authentication plug-in calls it.

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