COM settings in OPC Classic client components

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CoInitializeSecurity parameters:

  • Without TurnOffCallSecurity: dwAuthnLevel = RPC_C_AUTHN_LEVEL_CONNECT (2); dwImpLevel = RPC_C_IMP_LEVEL_IMPERSONATE (3); pSecDesc = <by CSecurityDescriptor::InitializeFromThreadToken()>
  • With TurnOffCallSecurity: dwAuthnLevel = RPC_C_AUTHN_LEVEL_NONE (1); dwImpLevel = RPC_C_IMP_LEVEL_IMPERSONATE (3); pSecDesc = NULL

COAUTHINFO* pAuthInfo in COSERVERINFO* passed to CoCreateInstanceEx (when machine name is not empty):

  • Without TurnOffActivationSecurity: dwAuthnSvc = RPC_C_AUTHN_NONE; dwAuthzSvc = RPC_C_AUTHZ_NONE; pwszServerPrincName = NULL; dwAuthnLevel = RPC_C_AUTHN_LEVEL_NONE; dwImpersonationLevel = RPC_C_IMP_LEVEL_IMPERSONATE; pAuthIdentityData = NULL; dwCapabilities = EOAC_NONE;
  • With TurnOffActivationSecurity: NULL

(see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/com/turning-off-activation-security?redirectedfrom=MSDN)