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Credential Manager Registry Settings (Windows CE 5.0)

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The registry stores information necessary to configure the system for applications and hardware devices. The registry also contains information that the operating system continually references during operation.

**Note   **The default registry values vary depending on which Catalog items are included in your OS design.

Credential Type Registry Settings

Use these registry settings if you want to register a credential type with a credential type provider.

The HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\CredMan\Types\Primitive\ID registry key specifies the credential type registry settings for a primitive credential type.

The following table shows the named values for a primitive credential type.

Value : type Description
Dll : REG_SZ Path to the credential type provider DLL.
Flags : DWORD Bit mask representing type characteristics. This can be a combination of the following values:
  • CRED_TYPE_FLAG_UNIQUE_USER - No duplicated users are allowed within each type, this flag applies to NTLM and Kerberos credential type providers.
  • CRED_TYPE_FLAG_TRUSTED - All credentials of this type are trusted.
  • CRED_TYPE_FLAG_NO_BLOB_HANDLING - Type provider does not manipulate credential blobs. Credential manager will not call entry point. This flag applies to the default credential type provider.
  • CRED_TYPE_FLAG_NO_USER_MATCHING - Type provider does not support user matching. Credential manager will not call entry point. This flag applies to the default credential type provider.
  • CRED_TYPE_FLAG_NO_TARGET_MATCHING - Type provider does not support target matching. Credential manager will not call entry point. This flag applies to the default credential type provider.

The HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\CredMan\Types\Virtual\ID registry key specifies the credential type registry settings for a primitive credential type.

The following table shows the named value for a virtual credential type.

Value : type Description
Ids : REG_SZ Comma separated list of primitive IDs.

See Also

Credential Manager | Credential Manager OS Design Development | Credential Type Providers

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