Extensible Authentication Protocol Functions
The following table shows the Extensible Authentication Protocol functions with a description of the purpose of each.
| Programming elements | Description |
|---|---|
| RasEapBegin | This function is called by RAS to initiate an authentication session. |
| RasEapEnd | This function is called by RAS to end an authentication session. RAS will call RasEapEnd regardless of whether the session completed successfully. |
| RasEapFreeMemory | This function is called by RAS to free memory buffers returned by the RasEapInvokeConfigUI, RasEapGetIdentity, and RasEapInvokeInteractiveUI functions. |
| RasEapGetIdentity | This function is called by RAS to obtain identity information for the user requesting authentication. |
| RasEapGetInfo | This function is called by RAS to obtain a set of function pointers for a specified authentication protocol. |
| RasEapInitialize | This function is called by RAS to initialize or deinitialize the authentication protocol. |
| RasEapInvokeConfigUI | This function is called by RAS to obtain configuration information from the user. |
| RasEapInvokeInteractiveUI | This function is called by RAS to display a dialog to obtain authentication data from the user. |
| RasEapMakeMessage | This function is the framework within which incoming and outgoing EAP packets, time outs, and other events such as authentication completion are processed for an EAP. RAS calls the RasEapMakeMessage function every time there is an incoming or outgoing packet. |
Last updated on Thursday, April 08, 2004
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