Windows Credential Manager Authentication

As a security best practice, the interface stores any credentials that you enter during interface configuration to Windows Credential Manager. It then uses these credentials to authenticate with:

• PI Data server

• PI Asset Framework

• The batch interface data source

Storage of credentials within Windows Credential Manager benefits you by:

• Caching credentials for future authentication, so that you do not have to re-enter them.

• Removing any reference to passwords within the interface instance .ini file.

• Encrypting the credentials.

For more information on where to configure credentials the interface uses authentication for, see the Server Information tab and the Source tab.