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Authenticate a user (JNA/Windows) Tag(s): JNA


With a user/password and a domain, we authenticate a user.
import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.Advapi32;
import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.Kernel32;
import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.WinBase;
import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.WinNT;
    // https://github.com/twall/jna#readme
    //    you need 2 jars : jna-3.5.1.jar and platform-3.5.1.jar
    public static boolean authWindowsUser(String user, String domain, String password) {
        WinNT.HANDLEByReference handle = new WinNT.HANDLEByReference();
        boolean successful = Advapi32.INSTANCE.LogonUser
           (user, domain, password, WinBase.LOGON32_LOGON_NETWORK,
                   WinBase.LOGON32_PROVIDER_DEFAULT, handle);
        if (successful) {
           Advapi32.INSTANCE.RevertToSelf();
           Kernel32.INSTANCE.CloseHandle(handle.getValue());
        }
        return successful;
    }


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