Automation Security Reference

Using Security in CORBA Applications

DISecurityLevel2_Current.set_credentials

Synopsis

Sets credentials type.

MIDL Mapping

HRESULT set_credentials( [in] Security_CredentialType cred_type, [in] DISecurityLevel2_Credentials* cred, [in,out,optional] VARIANT* exceptionInfo);

Automation Mapping

Sub set_credentials(cred_type As Security_CredentialType, cred As DISecurityLevel2_Credentials, [exceptionInfo])

Description

This method can be used only to set SecInvocationCredentials; otherwise, -set_credentials raises CORBA::BAD_PARAM. The credentials must have been obtained from a previous call to DISecurityLevel2_Current.get_credentials.

Arguments

cred_type

The type of credentials to be set; that is, invocation, own, or nonrepudiation.

cred

The object reference to the Credentials object, which is to become the default.

exceptioninfo

An optional input argument that allows the client application to get additional exception data if an error occurs.

Return Values

None.