Registering Authenticators

By installing Windows Media Services components, the following key is added to the computer registry for authenticators:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\NetShow\Servers\
\Default\Authentication]

At startup, the server checks the registry and instantiates the first enabled authenticator listed under this key.

The following code shows an example of the values that must be added to the Authentication key:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\NetShow\Servers\
\Default\Authentication\Sample Authentication Module]
"CLSID"="{16DA4310-2955-11D1-9E98-006097D2D7CF}"
"Description"="Sample Authentication module"
"Author"="Developer Name"
"Copyright"="(c) Developer 1998"
"Enabled"=dword:00000001

The CLSID and Enabled values are required. The remaining values are recommended.

The server searches the registry in sequence for the first authenticator with the Enabled registry value set to a non-zero value. When an enabled authenticator is encountered, the server loads and uses it until the server is stopped and restarted.