WindowsIdentity Constructor (IntPtr, String, WindowsAccountType)
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
public WindowsIdentity ( IntPtr userToken, String type, WindowsAccountType acctType )
public function WindowsIdentity ( userToken : IntPtr, type : String, acctType : WindowsAccountType )
Parameters
- userToken
The account token for the user on whose behalf the code is running.
- type
The type of authentication used to identify the user.
- acctType
One of the WindowsAccountType values.
The following table shows initial property values for an instance of WindowsIdentity.
| Property | Initial Value |
|---|---|
| false |
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| The token represented by userToken is usually retrieved through a call to unmanaged code, such as a call to the Win32 API LogonUser function. For more information on calls to unmanaged code, see Consuming Unmanaged DLL Functions. |
The following code shows the use of the WindowsIdentity constructor to create a new instance of the WindowsIdentity class for the user represented by the specified Windows account token, the specified authentication type, and the specified Windows account type. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the WindowsIdentity class.
String^ authenticationType = "WindowsAuthentication"; WindowsAccountType guestAccount = WindowsAccountType::Guest; WindowsIdentity^ windowsIdentity = gcnew WindowsIdentity( logonToken,authenticationType,guestAccount );
String authenticationType = "WindowsAuthentication";
WindowsAccountType guestAccount = WindowsAccountType.Guest;
WindowsIdentity windowsIdentity = new WindowsIdentity(logonToken,
authenticationType, guestAccount);
- SecurityPermission for the ability to manipulate the principal object. Associated enumeration: SecurityPermissionFlag.ControlPrincipal.
- SecurityPermission for the ability to access unmanaged code. Associated enumeration: SecurityPermissionFlag.UnmanagedCode.
Windows 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.
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