Programming .NET Security

Name

WindowsIdentity

Synopsis

public class WindowsIdentity : IIdentity, System.Runtime.Serialization.ISerializable, 
        System.Runtime.Serialization.IDeserializationCallback {
// Public Constructors
   public WindowsIdentity(IntPtr userToken);
   public WindowsIdentity(IntPtr userToken, string type);
   public WindowsIdentity(IntPtr userToken, string type, WindowsAccountType acctType);
   public WindowsIdentity(IntPtr userToken, string type, WindowsAccountType acctType, bool isAuthenticated);
   public WindowsIdentity(System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationInfo info, 
      System.Runtime.Serialization.StreamingContext context);
   public WindowsIdentity(string sUserPrincipalName);
   public WindowsIdentity(string sUserPrincipalName, string type);
// Public Instance Properties
   public virtual string AuthenticationType{get; }
// implements IIdentity
   public virtual bool IsAnonymous{get; }
   public virtual bool IsAuthenticated{get; } 
// implements IIdentity
   public virtual bool IsGuest{get; }
   public virtual bool IsSystem{get; }
   public virtual string Name{get; } 
// implements IIdentity
   public virtual IntPtr Token{get; }
// Public Static Methods
   public static WindowsIdentity GetAnonymous(  );
   public static WindowsIdentity GetCurrent(  );
   public static WindowsImpersonationContext Impersonate(IntPtr userToken);
// Public Instance Methods
   public virtual WindowsImpersonationContext Impersonate(  );
// Protected Instance Methods
   protected override void Finalize(  );        
// overrides object
}

The WindowsIdentity class provides an