WindowsPrincipal Class (System.Security.Principal)

WindowsPrincipal Class
This page is specific to:.NET Framework Version:1.1 2.0 3.03.54.0

.NET Framework Class Library

WindowsPrincipal Class

Allows code to check the Windows group membership of a Windows user.

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

Syntax

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'Usage

Dim instance As WindowsPrincipal

'Declaration

<SerializableAttribute> _
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
<HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, SecurityInfrastructure := True)> _
Public Class WindowsPrincipal _
    Implements IPrincipal

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
System.Security.Principal..::.WindowsPrincipal

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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

WindowsPrincipal Members

System.Security.Principal Namespace