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WindowsIdentity.IsAnonymous Property

Gets a value indicating whether the user account is identified as an anonymous account by the system.

[Visual Basic]
Public Overridable ReadOnly Property IsAnonymous As Boolean
[C#]
public virtual bool IsAnonymous {get;}
[C++]
public: __property virtual bool get_IsAnonymous();
[JScript]
public function get IsAnonymous() : Boolean;

Property Value

true if the user account is an anonymous account; otherwise, false.

Remarks

Anonymous accounts are typically only encountered from within ASP.NET-based applications when anonymous access is allowed by the Microsoft Internet Information Services.

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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