# Class CIM_AuthenticationService
extends CIM_SecurityService

CIM_AuthenticationService verifies users' identities through some means. These services are decomposed into a subclass that provides credentials to users and a subclass that provides for the verification of the validity of a credential and, perhaps, the appropriateness of its use for access to target resources. The persistent state information used from one such verification to another is maintained in an instance of Identity class.

### Table of Contents
Hierarchy
Direct Known Subclasses
Class Qualifiers
Class Properties
Class Methods

## Class Hierarchy

CIM_ManagedElement
|
+--CIM_ManagedSystemElement
|
+--CIM_LogicalElement
|
+--CIM_EnabledLogicalElement
|
+--CIM_Service
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+--CIM_SecurityService
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+--CIM_AuthenticationService

## Direct Known Subclasses

CIM_CredentialManagementService
CIM_IdentityManagementService
CIM_VerificationService

## Class Qualifiers

Name | Data Type | Value
--- | --- | ---
Description | string | CIM_AuthenticationService verifies users' identities through some means. These services are decomposed into a subclass that provides credentials to users and a subclass that provides for the verification of the validity of a credential and, perhaps, the appropriateness of its use for access to target resources. The persistent state information used from one such verification to another is maintained in an instance of Identity class.
UMLPackagePath | string | CIM::User::SecurityServices
Version | string | 2.8.0

## Class Properties

### Inherited Properties

Name | Data Type | Class Origin
--- | --- | ---
Caption | string | CIM_ManagedElement
CommunicationStatus | uint16 | CIM_ManagedSystemElement
CreationClassName | string | CIM_Service
Description | string | CIM_ManagedElement
DetailedStatus | uint16 | CIM_ManagedSystemElement
ElementName | string | CIM_ManagedElement
EnabledDefault | uint16 | CIM_EnabledLogicalElement
EnabledState | uint16 | CIM_EnabledLogicalElement
HealthState | uint16 | CIM_ManagedSystemElement
InstallDate | datetime | CIM_ManagedSystemElement
InstanceID | string | CIM_ManagedElement
Name | string | CIM_Service
OperatingStatus | uint16 | CIM_ManagedSystemElement
OtherEnabledState | string | CIM_EnabledLogicalElement
PrimaryOwnerContact | string | CIM_Service
PrimaryOwnerName | string | CIM_Service
PrimaryStatus | uint16 | CIM_ManagedSystemElement
RequestedState | uint16 | CIM_EnabledLogicalElement
Started | boolean | CIM_Service
StartMode | string | CIM_Service
Status | string | CIM_ManagedSystemElement
SystemCreationClassName | string | CIM_Service
SystemName | string | CIM_Service
TimeOfLastStateChange | datetime | CIM_EnabledLogicalElement
TransitioningToState | uint16 | CIM_EnabledLogicalElement
AvailableRequestedStates | uint16[] | CIM_EnabledLogicalElement
OperationalStatus | uint16[] | CIM_ManagedSystemElement
StatusDescriptions | string[] | CIM_ManagedSystemElement

## Class Methods

### Inherited Class Methods

Name | Return Type | Class Origin
--- | --- | ---
RequestStateChange | uint32 | CIM_EnabledLogicalElement
StartService | uint32 | CIM_Service
StopService | uint32 | CIM_Service