| # AuthInitialize Example |
| This example shows how to create and register a custom `IAuthIntialize` authentication |
| handler. |
| |
| ## Prerequisites |
| * Install [Apache Geode](https://geode.apache.org) |
| * Build and install [Apache Geode Native](https://github.com/apache/geode-native) |
| |
| ## Running |
| * Start Geode Server and create region. |
| ``` |
| gfsh>start locator --name=locator |
| gfsh>start server --name=server |
| gfsh>create region --name=region --type=PARTITION |
| ``` |
| * Execute `Apache.Geode.Examples.AuthInitialize.exe`. |
| |
| output: |
| ``` |
| ExampleAuthInitialize::ExampleAuthInitialize called |
| ExampleAuthInitialize::GetCredentials called |
| a = 1 |
| b = 2 |
| ``` |
