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The CSecureChannelClient class helps an application authenticate a component by using the IComponentAuthenticate interface. The authentication process requires that the application create a CSecureChannelClient object and the component create a CSecureChannelServer object.
The CSecureChannelClient class exposes the following methods.
| Method | Description |
| Authenticate | Triggers the exchange of certificates between components to establish trust. |
| DecryptParam | Decrypts the data contained in a parameter. |
| EncryptParam | Encrypts the data contained in a parameter. |
| fIsAuthenticated | Verifies that a secure authentication channel has been successfully established. |
| GetAppSec | Retrieves the application security levels of the local and remote components. |
| GetSessionKey | Retrieves the current session key. |
| MACFinal | Releases the message authentication code (MAC) channel and retrieves a final MAC value. |
| MACInit | Acquires a message authentication code (MAC) channel. |
| MACUpdate | Updates the message authentication code (MAC) value with a parameter value. |
| SetCertificate | Specifies the certificate and private key of the secure authenticated channel (SAC) client. |
| SetInterface | Selects the authentication interface into the secure authenticated channel (SAC). |
| SetSessionKey | Sets the session key that is used to communicate with another component. |
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