# 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
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+--CIM_LogicalElement
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+--CIM_EnabledLogicalElement
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+--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
--- | ---
Caption | string
CommunicationStatus | uint16
CreationClassName | string
Description | string
DetailedStatus | uint16
ElementName | string
EnabledDefault | uint16
EnabledState | uint16
Generation | uint64
HealthState | uint16
InstallDate | datetime
InstanceID | string
LoSID | string
LoSOrgID | string
Name | string
OperatingStatus | uint16
OtherEnabledState | string
PrimaryOwnerContact | string
PrimaryOwnerName | string
PrimaryStatus | uint16
RequestedState | uint16
Started | boolean
StartMode | string
Status | string
SystemCreationClassName | string
SystemName | string
TimeOfLastStateChange | datetime
TransitioningToState | uint16
AvailableRequestedStates | uint16[]
OperationalStatus | uint16[]
StatusDescriptions | string[]

## Class Methods

### Inherited Class Methods

Name | Return Type
--- | ---
ChangeAffectedElementsAssignedSequence | uint32
RequestStateChange | uint32
StartService | uint32
StopService | uint32