1 marek 1.1 // Copyright (c) 2005 DMTF.  All rights reserved.
 2           // <change cr="DMTFCR01514" type = "change"> Fix description of
 3           // timestamp in Credential </change>
 4           // <change cr="ArchCR00066.004" type="add">Add UmlPackagePath
 5           // qualifier values to CIM Schema.</change>
 6           // ==================================================================
 7           //  CIM_Credential
 8           // ==================================================================
 9              [Abstract, Version ( "2.8.0" ), 
10               UMLPackagePath ( "CIM::User::Credential" ), 
11               Description ( 
12                  "Subclasses of CIM_Credential define materials, information or "
13                  "other data which are used to establish identity. Generally, "
14                  "there may be some shared information, or credential material "
15                  "which is used to identify and authenticate an entity in the "
16                  "process of gaining access to, or permission to use, resources. "
17                  "Such credential material may be used to authenticate an "
18                  "entity\'s identity initially, as done by a "
19                  "CIM_AuthenticationService, and additionally on an ongoing "
20                  "basis (for example, during the course of a connection or other "
21                  "security association), as proof that each received message or "
22 marek 1.1        "communication came from a valid \'user\' of that credential "
23                  "material." )]
24           class CIM_Credential : CIM_ManagedElement {
25           
26                 [Description ( 
27                     "The date and time when the credential was issued. Use a "
28                     "value of all \'00000101000000.000000+000\', (midnight, "
29                     "January 1, 1 BCE at coordinated universal time +0 "
30                     "minutes), if this information is not applicable. On "
31                     "CreateInstance, if this property is unspecified, or set "
32                     "to NULL, then current time is assumed." )]
33              datetime Issued;
34           
35                 [Description ( 
36                     "The date and time when the credential expires (and is "
37                     "not appropriate for use for authentication/ "
38                     "authorization). If this information is not applicable, "
39                     "Use a value of \'99991231235959.999999+999\', (1 "
40                     "microsecond before midnight, December 31, 9999 CE, at "
41                     "coordinated universal time + 999 minutes). \n"
42                     "On CreateInstance, if this property is unspecified, or "
43 marek 1.1           "set to NULL, then a value of \'99991231235959.999999+999\' "
44                     "is assumed. Note that this property does not define how "
45                     "the expiration is set - but that there IS an expiration. "
46                     "The property may be set to either a specific date/time "
47                     "or an interval (calculated from the Issued datetime). "
48                     "For example, for Certificate Authority-signed public "
49                     "key, the expiration is determined by the CA. Another "
50                     "example is a voice mail password that expires 60 days "
51                     "after it is set/issued." )]
52              datetime Expires;
53           
54           
55           };