.NET Framework Class Library
WindowsIdentity..::.AuthenticationType Property

Gets the type of authentication used to identify the user.

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

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public ReadOnly Property AuthenticationType As String
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As WindowsIdentity
Dim value As String

value = instance.AuthenticationType
C#
public string AuthenticationType { get; }
Visual C++
public:
virtual property String^ AuthenticationType {
    String^ get () sealed;
}
JScript
public final function get AuthenticationType () : String

Property Value

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

Implements

IIdentity..::.AuthenticationType
Remarks

The authentication type is typically NTLM for WindowsIdentity objects.

Examples

The following code shows the use of the AuthenticationType property to get the type of authentication used to identify the user. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the WindowsIdentity class.

Visual Basic
Dim authenticationType As String = windowsIdentity.AuthenticationType
C#
String authenticationType = windowsIdentity.AuthenticationType;
Visual C++
String^ authenticationType = windowsIdentity->AuthenticationType;

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
See Also

Reference

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