Data Object - NamePasswordAuthentication

Extends: GuestAuthentication
Since: vSphere API 5.0

Data Object Description

NamePasswordAuthentication contains the information necessary to authenticate within a guest using a name and password. This is the typical method for authentication within a guest and the one currently used by VIX. This method of authentication is stateless.

To use NamePasswordAuthentication, populate username and password with the appropriate login information. You should not use AcquireCredentialsInGuest or ReleaseCredentialsInGuest for NamePasswordAuthentication.

Once populated, you can use NamePasswordAuthentication in any guest operations function call.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
password	xsd:string	The password for Name-Password authentication.
username	xsd:string	The user name for Name-Password authentication.
Properties inherited from GuestAuthentication
interactiveSession
Properties inherited from DynamicData
dynamicProperty, dynamicType

Show WSDL type definition

         <complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="NamePasswordAuthentication">
            <complexContent>
               <extension base="vim25:GuestAuthentication">
                  <sequence>
                     <element name="username" type="xsd:string"/>
                     <element name="password" type="xsd:string"/>
                  </sequence>
               </extension>
            </complexContent>
         </complexType>