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AuthenticateHeadless Method
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WindwardReportsDrivers.net.windward.AccessProviders.utils.adfs Namespace > IAdfsAuthenticator Interface : AuthenticateHeadless Method




credentials

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Authenticates by passing the user's credentials directly, skips the dialog prompt ie headless. Suitable for back end applications where authentication needs to be automatic. Note using this in a frontend application with user interaction reduces the security advantages of OAuth.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Function AuthenticateHeadless( _
   ByVal credentials As Kailua.net.windward.utils.WrCredentials _
) As AuthenticationToken
Visual Basic (Usage)Copy Code
Dim instance As IAdfsAuthenticator
Dim credentials As Kailua.net.windward.utils.WrCredentials
Dim value As AuthenticationToken
 
value = instance.AuthenticateHeadless(credentials)
C# 
AuthenticationToken AuthenticateHeadless( 
   Kailua.net.windward.utils.WrCredentials credentials
)
Managed Extensions for C++ 
AuthenticationToken* AuthenticateHeadless( 
   Kailua.net.windward.utils.WrCredentials* credentials
)
C++/CLI 
AuthenticationToken^ AuthenticateHeadless( 
   Kailua.net.windward.utils.WrCredentials^ credentials
)

Parameters

credentials

Requirements

Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 family

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