Gets or sets the thread's current principal (for role-based security).

[Visual Basic]
Public Shared Property CurrentPrincipal As IPrincipal
[C#]
public static IPrincipal CurrentPrincipal {get; set;}
[C++]
public: __property static IPrincipal* get_CurrentPrincipal();
public: __property static void set_CurrentPrincipal(IPrincipal*);
[JScript]
public static function get CurrentPrincipal() : IPrincipal;
public static function set CurrentPrincipal(IPrincipal);

Property Value

An IPrincipal value representing the security context.

Exceptions

Example

[Visual Basic, C#, C++] The following code example shows how to set and retrieve the principal of a thread.

[Visual Basic] 
Option Explicit
Option Strict

Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Imports System
Imports System.Security
Imports System.Security.Permissions
Imports System.Security.Principal
Imports System.Threading

' Request permission to set thread principal.
<Assembly: SecurityPermissionAttribute( _
    SecurityAction.RequestOptional, ControlPrincipal := True)>

Public Class Principal

    Shared Sub Main()
    
        Dim rolesArray As String() = {"managers", "executives"}
        Try
            ' Set the principal to a new generic principal.
            Thread.CurrentPrincipal = _
                New GenericPrincipal(New GenericIdentity( _
                "Bob", "Passport"), rolesArray)

        Catch secureException As SecurityException
            Console.WriteLine("{0}: Permission to set Principal " & _
                "is denied.", secureException.GetType().Name)
        End Try

        Dim threadPrincipal As IPrincipal = Thread.CurrentPrincipal
        Console.WriteLine( _
            "Name: {0}" & vbCrLf & "IsAuthenticated:" & _
            " {1}" & vbCrLf & "AuthenticationType: {2}", _
            threadPrincipal.Identity.Name, _
            threadPrincipal.Identity.IsAuthenticated, _
            threadPrincipal.Identity.AuthenticationType)
    
    End Sub
End Class

[C#] 
using System;
using System.Security;
using System.Security.Permissions;
using System.Security.Principal;
using System.Threading;

// Request permission to set thread principal.
[assembly: SecurityPermissionAttribute(
    SecurityAction.RequestOptional, ControlPrincipal = true)]
class Principal
{
    static void Main()
    {
        string[] rolesArray = {"managers", "executives"};
        try
        {
            // Set the principal to a new generic principal.
            Thread.CurrentPrincipal = 
                new GenericPrincipal(new GenericIdentity(
                "Bob", "Passport"), rolesArray);
        }
        catch(SecurityException secureException)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("{0}: Permission to set Principal " +
                "is denied.", secureException.GetType().Name);
        }

        IPrincipal threadPrincipal = Thread.CurrentPrincipal;
        Console.WriteLine("Name: {0}\nIsAuthenticated: {1}" +
            "\nAuthenticationType: {2}", 
            threadPrincipal.Identity.Name, 
            threadPrincipal.Identity.IsAuthenticated,
            threadPrincipal.Identity.AuthenticationType);
    }
}

[C++] 
#using <mscorlib.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Security;
using namespace System::Security::Permissions;
using namespace System::Security::Principal;
using namespace System::Threading;

// Request permission to set thread principal.
[assembly: SecurityPermissionAttribute(
    SecurityAction::RequestOptional, ControlPrincipal = true)];
[assembly: SecurityPermissionAttribute(
    SecurityAction::RequestMinimum, UnmanagedCode = true)];

void main()
{
    String* rolesArray[] = {S"managers", S"executives"};
    try
    {
        // Set the principal to a new generic principal.
        Thread::CurrentPrincipal = 
            new GenericPrincipal(new GenericIdentity(
            S"Bob", S"Passport"), rolesArray);
    }
    catch(SecurityException* secureException)
    {
        Console::WriteLine(S"{0}: Permission to set Principal "
            S"is denied.", secureException->GetType()->Name);
    }

    IPrincipal* threadPrincipal = Thread::CurrentPrincipal;
    Console::WriteLine(S"Name: {0}\nIsAuthenticated: {1}"
        S"\nAuthenticationType: {2}", 
        threadPrincipal->Identity->Name, 
        threadPrincipal->Identity->IsAuthenticated.ToString(),
        threadPrincipal->Identity->AuthenticationType);
}

[JScript] No example is available for JScript. To view a Visual Basic, C#, or C++ example, click the Language Filter button in the upper-left corner of the page.

Requirements

Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family

.NET Framework Security: 

• SecurityPermission to manipulate the principal object. Associated enumeration: SecurityPermissionFlag.ControlPrincipal.

See Also

Thread Class | Thread Members | System.Threading Namespace