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Anthem
Posted: August 10, 2017
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Difference between Credential Store and Assisted Sign-On
Hello,
I am trying to find the difference between Credential Store and Assisted Sign-On components. I could see two differences in that.
1. File used for storing credentials - one is using ".db" and another using ".xml"
2. One is using combination of Domain, Application and User and another one adding one more parameter with password.
would appreciate if someone provide more details on - what are the advantage and disadvantages of both components and when to use?
Thanks.
The Credential Store and the ASO Manager both store credentials encrypted using Microsoft DPAPI technology. The Credential Store is the older of the two and has very limited capabilities. The ASO Manager is integrated with your adapters and will dynamically build a UI for editing the credentials which can be displayed using the ShowCredentialsDialog method. The ASO Manager can be instructed to automatically log in to an application when the login controls appear as well. There are many more methods available on the ASO Manager.