IPrincipal Interface (System.Security.Principal)

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IPrincipal Interface

Defines the basic functionality of a principal object.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public Interface IPrincipal

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As IPrincipal

[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public interface IPrincipal

Visual C++

[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public interface class IPrincipal

JScript

public interface IPrincipal

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.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

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

Version Information

.NET Framework

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

Reference

IPrincipal Members

System.Security.Principal Namespace