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WindowsIdentity.AuthenticationType Property

Gets the type of authentication used to identify the user.

[Visual Basic]
Public Overridable ReadOnly Property AuthenticationType As String  _
   Implements IIdentity.AuthenticationType
[C#]
public virtual string AuthenticationType {get;}
[C++]
public: __property virtual String* get_AuthenticationType();
[JScript]
public function get AuthenticationType() : String;

Property Value

The type of authentication used to identify the user.

Implements

IIdentity.AuthenticationType

Remarks

The authentication type is typically NTLM for WindowsIdentity objects.

Requirements

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

See Also

WindowsIdentity Class | WindowsIdentity Members | System.Security.Principal Namespace

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