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// Title:       User-Security General Credentials 2.8
// Filename:    User28_Credential.mof
// Version:     2.8
// Status:      Final
// Date:        Jan 26, 2004
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// Description: The User Model extends the management concepts that
//              are related to users and security.
//              This file defines the generic concepts of a
//              credential.
// 
//              The object classes below are listed in an order that
//              avoids forward references. Required objects, defined
//              by other working groups, are omitted.
// ===================================================================
// Change Log for v2.8 Final
//  CR1218 - Accepted all changes for CIM V2.8 Prelim, except removed
//           BiometricCredential from the Final release and into
//           CIM V2.9 Preliminary.
// 
// Change Log for v2.8 Preliminary
//  CR1011 - Added BiometricCredential, updated Credential.Description.
//  CR1014 - Removed Min (1) from ManagedCredential.Antecedent
// 
// Change Log for v2.7
//  CR784 - Promoted 2 properties, Issued and Expired, from
//          CIM_KerberosTicket to CIM_Credential
//  CR980 - Removed Experimental qualifier from 2 properties in
//          Credential
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#pragma Locale ("en_US")


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// Credential
// ==================================================================
   [Abstract, Version ( "2.8.0" ), Description (
       "Subclasses of CIM_Credential define materials, information or "
       "other data which are used to establish identity. Generally, "
       "there may be some shared information, or credential material "
       "which is used to identify and authenticate an entity in the "
       "process of gaining access to, or permission to use, resources. "
       "Such credential material may be used to authenticate an "
       "entity's identity initially, as done by a "
       "CIM_AuthenticationService, and additionally on an ongoing "
       "basis (for example, during the course of a connection or other "
       "security association), as proof that each received message or "
       "communication came from a valid 'user' of that credential "
       "material.")]
class CIM_Credential : CIM_ManagedElement {

      [Description (
          "The date and time when the credential was issued. Use a "
          "value of all 0s if this information is not applicable.")]
   datetime Issued;

      [Description (
          "The date and time when the credential expires (and is not "
          "appropriate for use for authentication/ authorization). Use "
          "a value of all 9s if this information is not applicable. "
          "Note that this property does not define how the expiration "
          "is set - but that there IS an expiration. The property may "
          "be set to either a specific date/time or an interval "
          "(calculated from the Issued datetime). For example, for "
          "Certificate Authority-signed public key, the expiration is "
          "determined by the CA. Another example is a voice mail "
          "password that expires 60 days after it is set/issued.")]
   datetime Expires;
};


// ===================================================================
// ManagedCredential
// ===================================================================
   [Association, Version ( "2.8.0" ), Description (
       "This relationship associates a CredentialManagementService "
       "with the Credential it manages.")]
class CIM_ManagedCredential : CIM_Dependency {

      [Override ( "Antecedent" ), Max ( 1 ), Description (
          "The credential management service.")]
   CIM_CredentialManagementService REF Antecedent;

      [Override ( "Dependent" ), Description (
          "The managed credential.")]
   CIM_Credential REF Dependent;
};


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// end of file
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