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WindowsSecurityToken Constructor (WindowsIdentity)

.NET Framework 4.5

Initializes a new instance of the WindowsSecurityToken class using the Windows user.

Namespace: System.IdentityModel.Tokens
Assembly: System.IdentityModel (in System.IdentityModel.dll)

public WindowsSecurityToken(
	WindowsIdentity windowsIdentity
)

Parameters

windowsIdentity: Type: System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity
A WindowsIdentity that represents a Windows user.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	windowsIdentity is null.

Remarks

This constructor creates a unique identifier for the WindowsSecurityToken security token and assigns that value to the Id property.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

WindowsSecurityToken Class

WindowsSecurityToken Overload

System.IdentityModel.Tokens Namespace

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