getAuthByName()
The method returns the authentication method for the specified authName.
Synopsis
public OaAuthMethod getAuthByName(string authName);
Parameters
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Parameter Description authName You can use the following authentication methods for the authentication and authentication method names for the authName parameter: "Standard", "Windows", "Userdefined".
Standard: User names, user rights and passwords are defined within WinCC_OA. All users must be defined in WinCC_OA so that a login is possible. See chapter User administration, basics.
Windows: An input of user name and password within the login dialogue is checked against the Windows Active Directory. A login is only possible for existing and active windows users.
"Userdefined": The user defined authentication allows you to use other non Windows authentication systems such as LDAP. To use this authentication method it is necessary to implement a specific interface. See chapter User-defined external authentication.
Return Value
The method returns the authentication method for the specified authName - see parameter above.
Errors
Missing or wrong arguments.
