AppDomain.SetThreadPrincipal Method

public void SetThreadPrincipal (
	IPrincipal principal
)

public final void SetThreadPrincipal (
	IPrincipal principal
)

public final function SetThreadPrincipal (
	principal : IPrincipal
)

using System;
using System.Security.Principal;
using System.Threading;

class ADPrincipal
{
	static void Main(string[] args)
	{
		// Create a new thread with a generic principal.
		Thread t = new Thread(new ThreadStart(PrintPrincipalInformation));
		t.Start();
		t.Join();

		// Set the principal policy to WindowsPrincipal.
		AppDomain currentDomain = AppDomain.CurrentDomain;
		currentDomain.SetPrincipalPolicy(PrincipalPolicy.WindowsPrincipal);
			
		// The new thread will have a Windows principal representing the
		// current user.
		t = new Thread(new ThreadStart(PrintPrincipalInformation));
		t.Start();
		t.Join();

		// Create a principal to use for new threads.
		IIdentity identity = new GenericIdentity("NewUser");
		IPrincipal principal = new GenericPrincipal(identity, null);
		currentDomain.SetThreadPrincipal(principal);
			
		// Create a new thread with the principal created above.
		t = new Thread(new ThreadStart(PrintPrincipalInformation));
		t.Start();
		t.Join();
		
		// Wait for user input before terminating.
		Console.ReadLine();
	}

	static void PrintPrincipalInformation()
	{
		IPrincipal curPrincipal = Thread.CurrentPrincipal;
		if(curPrincipal != null)
		{
			Console.WriteLine("Type: " + curPrincipal.GetType().Name);
			Console.WriteLine("Name: " + curPrincipal.Identity.Name);
			Console.WriteLine("Authenticated: " +
				curPrincipal.Identity.IsAuthenticated);
			Console.WriteLine();
		}
	}
}

import System.*;
import System.Security.Principal.*;
import System.Threading.*;

class ADPrincipal
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        // Create a new thread with a generic principal.
        System.Threading.Thread t = new System.Threading.Thread(
            new ThreadStart(PrintPrincipalInformation));
        t.Start();
        t.Join();

        // Set the principal policy to WindowsPrincipal.
        AppDomain currentDomain = AppDomain.get_CurrentDomain();
        currentDomain.SetPrincipalPolicy(PrincipalPolicy.WindowsPrincipal);

        // The new thread will have a Windows principal representing the
        // current user.
        t = new System.Threading.Thread(
            new ThreadStart(PrintPrincipalInformation));
        t.Start();
        t.Join();

        // Create a principal to use for new threads.
        IIdentity identity = new GenericIdentity("NewUser");
        IPrincipal principal = new GenericPrincipal(identity, null);
        currentDomain.SetThreadPrincipal(principal);

        // Create a new thread with the principal created above.
        t = new System.Threading.Thread(
            new ThreadStart(PrintPrincipalInformation));
        t.Start();
        t.Join();

        // Wait for user input before terminating.
        Console.ReadLine();
    } //main

    static void PrintPrincipalInformation()
    {
        IPrincipal curPrincipal = 
            System.Threading.Thread.get_CurrentPrincipal();

        if (curPrincipal != null) {
            Console.WriteLine("Type: " + curPrincipal.GetType().get_Name());
            Console.WriteLine("Name: " 
                + curPrincipal.get_Identity().get_Name());
            Console.WriteLine("Authenticated: " 
                + (System.Boolean)curPrincipal.get_Identity().
                get_IsAuthenticated());
            Console.WriteLine();
        }
    } //PrintPrincipalInformation