The Credentials Management User Interface (UI) component, hereafter called Credui, displays the interface for a user to enter credentials to gain access to a network resource. Credui is used by Windows networking components such as the network redirector, and by applications programs that request authentication information from the user.
Credui typically appears when an access has been attempted, but was denied on the basis of the credentials used. The user may enter new credentials with which to retry the access, and may elect to have those credentials saved for future use with the same target. The credentials used can be a username and password, or a smartcard certificate and a personal identification number (PIN). The UI can display as a Windows dialog box, or as a series of textual prompts and responses when called from a command line application.
There are no configuration requirements for this component.
For more information about the Credentials Management UI component, see the Platform Software Development Kit (SDK) at this Microsoft Web site.