GenericPrincipal Class

using System;
using System.Security.Principal;

class GenericPrincipalMembers
{
    [STAThread]
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        // Retrieve a GenericPrincipal that is based on the current user's
        // WindowsIdentity.
        GenericPrincipal genericPrincipal = GetGenericPrincipal();

        // Retrieve the generic identity of the GenericPrincipal object.
        GenericIdentity principalIdentity = 
            (GenericIdentity)genericPrincipal.Identity;

        // Display the identity name and authentication type.
        if (principalIdentity.IsAuthenticated)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(principalIdentity.Name);
            Console.WriteLine("Type:"+principalIdentity.AuthenticationType);
        }

        // Verify that the generic principal has been assigned the
        // NetworkUser role.
        if (genericPrincipal.IsInRole("NetworkUser"))
        {
            Console.WriteLine("User belongs to the NetworkUser role.");
        }

        Console.WriteLine("The sample completed successfully; " +
            "press Enter to continue.");
        Console.ReadLine();
    }

    // Create a generic principal based on values from the current
    // WindowsIdentity.
    private static GenericPrincipal GetGenericPrincipal()
    {
        // Use values from the current WindowsIdentity to construct
        // a set of GenericPrincipal roles.
        WindowsIdentity windowsIdentity = WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent();
        string[] roles = new string[10];
        if (windowsIdentity.IsAuthenticated)
        {
            // Add custom NetworkUser role.
            roles[0] = "NetworkUser";
        }

        if (windowsIdentity.IsGuest)
        {
            // Add custom GuestUser role.
            roles[1] = "GuestUser";
        }

        if (windowsIdentity.IsSystem)
        {
            // Add custom SystemUser role.
            roles[2] = "SystemUser";
        }

        // Construct a GenericIdentity object based on the current Windows
        // identity name and authentication type.
        string authenticationType = windowsIdentity.AuthenticationType;
        string userName = windowsIdentity.Name;
        GenericIdentity genericIdentity =
            new GenericIdentity(userName, authenticationType);

        // Construct a GenericPrincipal object based on the generic identity
        // and custom roles for the user.
        GenericPrincipal genericPrincipal =
            new GenericPrincipal(genericIdentity, roles);

        return genericPrincipal;
    }
}