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WindowsIdentity::GetCurrent Method (TokenAccessLevels)

Returns a WindowsIdentity object that represents the current Windows user, using the specified desired token access level.

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

[SecurityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction::Demand, Flags = SecurityPermissionFlag::ControlPrincipal)]
public:
static WindowsIdentity^ GetCurrent(
	TokenAccessLevels desiredAccess
)

Parameters

desiredAccess
Type: System.Security.Principal::TokenAccessLevels

A bitwise combination of the TokenAccessLevels values.

Return Value

Type: System.Security.Principal::WindowsIdentity
A WindowsIdentity object that represents the current user.

The desiredAccess parameter specifies an access mask that identifies the requested types of access to the access token. These requested access types are compared with the token's discretionary access control list (DACL) to determine which types of access are granted or denied.

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.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0
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