WindowsIdentity Constructor (String, String)

Initializes a new instance of the WindowsIdentity class for the user represented by the specified User Principal Name (UPN) and the specified authentication type.

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

public:
WindowsIdentity (
	String^ sUserPrincipalName, 
	String^ type
)
public WindowsIdentity (
	String sUserPrincipalName, 
	String type
)
public function WindowsIdentity (
	sUserPrincipalName : String, 
	type : String
)

Parameters

sUserPrincipalName

The UPN for the user on whose behalf the code is running.

type

The type of authentication used to identify the user.

Exception typeCondition

UnauthorizedAccessException

Windows returned the Windows NT status code STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED.

OutOfMemoryException

There is insufficient memory available.

SecurityException

The caller does not have the correct permissions.

The UPN identified in sUserPrincipalName is used to retrieve a token for that user through the Win32 API LsaLogonUser function. In turn that token is used to identify the user. An exception might be returned due to the inability to log on using the supplied UPN.

NoteNote

This constructor is intended for use only on computers joined to Windows Server 2003 domains. An exception is thrown for other domain types.

Windows 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

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

.NET Framework

Supported in: 2.0, 1.1

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