# Class CIM_AuthenticationRequirement
extends CIM_LogicalElement

CIM_AuthenticationRequirement provides, through its associations, the authentication requirements for access to system resources. For a particular set of target resources, the AuthenticationService may require that credentials be issued by a specific CredentialManagementService. The AuthenticationRequirement class is weak to the system (e.g., ComputerSystem or Administrative Domain) for which the requirements apply. Note that this class was defined before the Policy Model existed, and is deprecated in lieu of authentication policy - specifically, the AuthenticationCondition and AuthenticationRule classes. In the updated design, AuthenticationCondition describes the specific combinations of credentials (or alternative credentials) that are required in order to authenticate an Identity. This allows a more explicit and flexible description of authentication requirements. Also, the definition of 'security classification' as a property of this class was problematic - since it could not be assigned to an element in a straight forward fashion. To correct this issue, the SecuritySensitivity class (and its association, ElementSecuritySensitivity) are defined.

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

## Class Hierarchy

CIM_ManagedElement
|
+--CIM_ManagedSystemElement
|
+--CIM_LogicalElement
|
+--CIM_AuthenticationRequirement

## Direct Known Subclasses

## Class Qualifiers

Name | Data Type | Value
--- | --- | ---
Deprecated | string | CIM_AuthenticationCondition, CIM_AuthenticationRule, CIM_SecuritySensitivity

Description

string

CIM_AuthenticationRequirement provides, through its associations, the authentication requirements for access to system resources. For a particular set of target resources, the AuthenticationService may require that credentials be issued by a specific CredentialManagementService. The AuthenticationRequirement class is weak to the system (e.g., ComputerSystem or Administrative Domain) for which the requirements apply. Note that this class was defined before the Policy Model existed, and is deprecated in lieu of authentication policy - specifically, the AuthenticationCondition and AuthenticationRule classes. In the updated design, AuthenticationCondition describes the specific combinations of credentials (or alternative credentials) that are required in order to authenticate an Identity. This allows a more explicit and flexible description of authentication requirements. Also, the definition of 'security classification' as a property of this class was problematic - since it could not be assigned to an element in a straight forward fashion. To correct this issue, the SecuritySensitivity class (and its association, ElementSecuritySensitivity) are defined.

UMLPackagePath | string | CIM::User::AuthenticationReqmt
Version | string | 2.8.0

## Class Properties

### Local Class Properties

Name | Data Type | Default Value | Qualifiers
--- | --- | --- | ---
Name | Data Type | Value
CreationClassName | string |
Deprecated | string | CIM_AuthenticationRule.CreationClassName
Description | string | CreationClassName indicates the name of the class or the subclass used in the creation of an instance. When used with the other key properties of this class, this property allows all instances of this class and its subclasses to be uniquely identified.
Key | boolean | true
MaxLen | uint32 | 256
Name | string |
Deprecated | string | CIM_AuthenticationRule.PolicyRuleName
Description | string | The Name property defines the unique label, in the context of the hosting system, by which the AuthenticationRequirement is known.
Key | boolean | true
MaxLen | uint32 | 256
Override | string | Name
SecurityClassification | string |
Deprecated | string | CIM_SecuritySensitivity.SecurityLevel
Description | string | The SecurityClassification property specifies a named level of security associated with the AuthenticationRequirement, e.g., 'Confidential', 'Top Secret', etc.
SystemCreationClassName | string |
Deprecated | string | CIM_AuthenticationRule.SystemCreationClassName
Description | string | Hosting systemcreation class name.
Key | boolean | true
MaxLen | uint32 | 256
Propagated | string | CIM_System.CreationClassName
SystemName | string |
Deprecated | string | CIM_AuthenticationRule.SystemName
Description | string | Hosting system name.
Key | boolean | true
MaxLen | uint32 | 256
Propagated | string | CIM_System.Name

### Inherited Properties

Name | Data Type | Class Origin
--- | --- | ---
Caption | string | CIM_ManagedElement
CommunicationStatus | uint16 | CIM_ManagedSystemElement
Description | string | CIM_ManagedElement
DetailedStatus | uint16 | CIM_ManagedSystemElement
ElementName | string | CIM_ManagedElement
HealthState | uint16 | CIM_ManagedSystemElement
InstallDate | datetime | CIM_ManagedSystemElement
InstanceID | string | CIM_ManagedElement
OperatingStatus | uint16 | CIM_ManagedSystemElement
PrimaryStatus | uint16 | CIM_ManagedSystemElement
Status | string | CIM_ManagedSystemElement
OperationalStatus | uint16[] | CIM_ManagedSystemElement
StatusDescriptions | string[] | CIM_ManagedSystemElement

## Class Methods