ASP.NET in a Nutshell

Name

FormsIdentity

Synopsis

This System.Security.Principal.IIdentity instance provides information to the FormsAuthenticationModule about the current user identity. This information consists of the username (Name), the type of authentication (AuthenticationType), which will always be “Forms,” and the corresponding ticket object (Ticket).

Public NotInheritable Class FormsIdentity : Implements System.Security.Principal.IIdentity
' Public Constructors
   Public Sub New(ByVal ticket As FormsAuthenticationTicket) 
' Public Instance Properties
   Public ReadOnly Property AuthenticationType As String Implements IIdentity.AuthenticationType 
   Public ReadOnly Property IsAuthenticated As Boolean Implements IIdentity.IsAuthenticated 
   Public ReadOnly Property Name As String Implements IIdentity.Name 
   Public ReadOnly Property Ticket As FormsAuthenticationTicket  
End Class