SecurityException Class

.NET Framework (current version)

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The exception that is thrown when a security error is detected.

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

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
System.Exception
System.SystemException
System.Security.SecurityException

Syntax

C++

[SerializableAttribute]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public class SecurityException : SystemException

Constructors

	Name	Description
	SecurityException()	Initializes a new instance of the SecurityException class with default properties.
	SecurityException(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext)	Initializes a new instance of the SecurityException class with serialized data.
	SecurityException(String)	Initializes a new instance of the SecurityException class with a specified error message.
	SecurityException(String, AssemblyName, PermissionSet, PermissionSet, MethodInfo, SecurityAction, Object, IPermission, Evidence)	Initializes a new instance of the SecurityException class for an exception caused by an insufficient grant set.
	SecurityException(String, Exception)	Initializes a new instance of the SecurityException class with a specified error message and a reference to the inner exception that is the cause of this exception.
	SecurityException(String, Object, Object, MethodInfo, Object, IPermission)	Initializes a new instance of the SecurityException class for an exception caused by a Deny on the stack.
	SecurityException(String, Type)	Initializes a new instance of the SecurityException class with a specified error message and the permission type that caused the exception to be thrown.
	SecurityException(String, Type, String)	Initializes a new instance of the SecurityException class with a specified error message, the permission type that caused the exception to be thrown, and the permission state.

Properties

	Name	Description
	Action	Gets or sets the security action that caused the exception.
	Data	Gets a collection of key/value pairs that provide additional user-defined information about the exception.(Inherited from Exception.)
	Demanded	Gets or sets the demanded security permission, permission set, or permission set collection that failed.
	DenySetInstance	Gets or sets the denied security permission, permission set, or permission set collection that caused a demand to fail.
	FailedAssemblyInfo	Gets or sets information about the failed assembly.
	FirstPermissionThatFailed	Gets or sets the first permission in a permission set or permission set collection that failed the demand.
	GrantedSet	Gets or sets the granted permission set of the assembly that caused the SecurityException.
	HelpLink	Gets or sets a link to the help file associated with this exception.(Inherited from Exception.)
	HResult	Gets or sets HRESULT, a coded numerical value that is assigned to a specific exception.(Inherited from Exception.)
	InnerException	Gets the Exception instance that caused the current exception.(Inherited from Exception.)
	Message	Gets a message that describes the current exception.(Inherited from Exception.)
	Method	Gets or sets the information about the method associated with the exception.
	PermissionState	Gets or sets the state of the permission that threw the exception.
	PermissionType	Gets or sets the type of the permission that failed.
	PermitOnlySetInstance	Gets or sets the permission, permission set, or permission set collection that is part of the permit-only stack frame that caused a security check to fail.
	RefusedSet	Gets or sets the refused permission set of the assembly that caused the SecurityException.
	Source	Gets or sets the name of the application or the object that causes the error.(Inherited from Exception.)
	StackTrace	Gets a string representation of the immediate frames on the call stack.(Inherited from Exception.)
	TargetSite	Gets the method that throws the current exception.(Inherited from Exception.)
	Url	Gets or sets the URL of the assembly that caused the exception.
	Zone	Gets or sets the zone of the assembly that caused the exception.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.(Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize()	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection.(Inherited from Object.)
	GetBaseException()	When overridden in a derived class, returns the Exception that is the root cause of one or more subsequent exceptions.(Inherited from Exception.)
	GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetObjectData(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext)	Sets the SerializationInfo with information about the SecurityException.(Overrides Exception.GetObjectData(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext).)
	GetType()	Gets the runtime type of the current instance.(Inherited from Exception.)
	MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.(Inherited from Object.)
	ToString()	Returns a representation of the current SecurityException.(Overrides Exception.ToString().)

Events

	Name	Description
	SerializeObjectState	Occurs when an exception is serialized to create an exception state object that contains serialized data about the exception.(Inherited from Exception.)

A SecurityException exception is thrown when a caller does not have the permissions required to access a resource. The following example instantiates a PermissionSet object that includes a UIPermission object to allow access to UI objects and the Clipboard and a RegistryPermission object to prevent registry access. The call to the PermissionSet.PermitOnly method means that these permissions will apply regardless of the permissions assigned to the caller. As a result, the attempt to create a registry key throws a SecurityException.

using Microsoft.Win32;
using System;
using System.Security;
using System.Security.Permissions;

public class Example
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      PermissionSet perms = new PermissionSet(null);
      perms.AddPermission(new UIPermission(PermissionState.Unrestricted));
      perms.AddPermission(new RegistryPermission(PermissionState.None));
      perms.PermitOnly();

      try {
          RegistryKey key = Registry.CurrentUser.CreateSubKey("MyCompany\\Applications");
          Console.WriteLine("Registry key: {0}", key.Name);
      }
      catch (SecurityException e) {
         Console.WriteLine("Security Exception:\n\n{0}", e.Message);      
      }
   }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//    Security Exception:
//    
//    Request for the permission of type 'System.Security.Permissions.RegistryPermission, 
//    mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089' failed.

SecurityException uses the HRESULT COR_E_SECURITY, which has the value 0x8013150A.

For a list of the initial property values for an instance of the SecurityException class, see a specific SecurityException constructor.

Version Information

Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1

Thread Safety

Any public static ( Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.