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The '''graphical identification and authentication (GINA)''' is a component of [[Windows NT 3.51]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Windows NT 3.51 |url=https://microsoft.fandom.com/wiki/Windows_NT_3.51 |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Microsoft Wiki |language=en}}</ref>, [[Windows NT 4.0]], [[Windows 2000]], [[Windows XP]] and [[Windows Server 2003]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url = https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn169014%28v=ws.10%29.aspx|title = Credentials Management in Windows Authentication|date = 11 April 2013|accessdate = |website = [[Microsoft TechNet|TechNet]]|publisher = [[Microsoft]]|last = |first = }}</ref> that provides secure authentication and interactive [[Logging (computer security)|logon]] services. GINA is a replaceable [[dynamically linked library]] that is loaded early in the boot process in the context of [[Winlogon]] when the machine is started. It is responsible for handling the [[secure attention key|secure attention sequence]], typically [[Control-Alt-Delete]], and interacting with the user when this sequence is received. GINA is also responsible for starting initial processes for a user (such as the [[Windows Shell]]) when they first log on.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url = http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa380543.aspx|title = Winlogon and GINA|date = |accessdate = 4 December 2014|website = [[MSDN]]|publisher = [[Microsoft]]|last = |first = }}</ref> GINA is discontinued in [[Windows Vista]].<ref name=":1" />
==Overview==
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