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The following table shows the Extensible Authentication Protocol structures with a description of the purpose of each.

Programming elements Description

PPP_EAP_INFO

This structure provides information to RAS about the authentication protocol, including pointers to functions located in the EAP dynamic-link library (DLL).

PPP_EAP_INPUT

This structure is used in the interaction between the PPP and EAP to provide user information, and to facilitate the use of authentication providers.

PPP_EAP_OUTPUT

This structure is used by the authentication protocol to communicate requests and status information to RAS on return from calls to the RasEapMakeMessagefunction.

PPP_EAP_PACKET

This structure specifies information about a packet being processed by the authentication protocol.

RAS_AUTH_ATTRIBUTE

This structure is used to pass authentication attributes, of type RAS_AUTH_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE, during an EAP session.

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