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IIdentity.AuthenticationType Property

.NET Framework 4.5

Gets the type of authentication used.

Namespace: System.Security.Principal
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

string AuthenticationType { get; }

Property Value

Type: System.String
The type of authentication used to identify the user.

Remarks

The authentication type is passed to the common language runtime by the operating system or by another authentication provider. Basic authentication, NTLM, Kerberos, and Passport are examples of authentication types.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library

.NET for Windows Store apps

Supported in: Windows 8

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

IIdentity Interface

System.Security.Principal Namespace

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