IPrincipal Interface (System.Security.Principal)

IPrincipal Interface

.NET Framework 4

Other Versions

Defines the basic functionality of a principal object.

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

Syntax

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'Declaration

<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
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 SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does 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: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Reference

IPrincipal Members

System.Security.Principal Namespace

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