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IPrincipal Interface

.NET Framework 4.5

Defines the basic functionality of a principal object.

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

[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public interface IPrincipal

The IPrincipal type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	Identity	Gets the identity of the current principal.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	IsInRole	Determines whether the current principal belongs to the specified role.

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Remarks

A principal object represents the security context of the user on whose behalf the code is running, including that user's identity (IIdentity) and any roles to which they belong.

All principal objects are required to implement the IPrincipal interface. For more information about IPrincipal implementations, see the ClaimsPrincipal class.

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

System.Security.Principal Namespace

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