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HttpContextBase::User Property

When overridden in a derived class, gets or sets security information for the current HTTP request.

Namespace:  System.Web
Assembly:  System.Web.Abstractions (in System.Web.Abstractions.dll)

public:
virtual property IPrincipal^ User {
	IPrincipal^ get ();
	void set (IPrincipal^ value);
}

Property Value

Type: System.Security.Principal::IPrincipal
An object that contains security information for the current HTTP request.

ExceptionCondition
NotImplementedException

Always.

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003

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 SP1
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