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HostingEnvironment::Impersonate Method

Impersonates the user represented by the application identity.

Namespace:  System.Web.Hosting
Assembly:  System.Web (in System.Web.dll)

[SecurityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction::Demand, ControlPrincipal = true)]
public:
static IDisposable^ Impersonate()

Return Value

Type: System::IDisposable
An IDisposable object that represents the Windows user prior to impersonation; this object can be used to revert to the original user's context.

ExceptionCondition
HttpException

The process cannot impersonate.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), 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.
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