WindowsIdentity.GetAnonymous Method
Returns a WindowsIdentity object that represents an anonymous user.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Return Value
Type: System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentityAn object that represents an anonymous user.
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This property returns an empty WindowsIdentity object that does not correspond to a Windows anonymous user. The returned WindowsIdentity object cannot be used for any useful activity such as impersonation. |
The following code shows the use of the GetAnonymous method to return a WindowsIdentity object that represents an anonymous Windows user. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the WindowsIdentity class.
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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