System.Security.Principal.GenericIdentity Class

Summary

Represents a generic user.

C# Syntax:

[Serializable] public class GenericIdentity : IIdentity

An identity object represents the user on whose behalf the code is running.

System.Security.Principal Namespace

System.Security.Principal.GenericIdentity Member List:

Public Constructors

ctor #1	Overloaded: .ctor(string name) Initializes a new instance of the GenericIdentity class representing the user with the specified name.
ctor #2	Overloaded: .ctor(string name, string type) Initializes a new instance of the GenericIdentity class representing the user with the specified name and authentication type.

Public Properties

AuthenticationType	Read-only Gets the type of authentication used to identify the user.
IsAuthenticated	Read-only Gets a value indicating whether the user has been authenticated.
Name	Read-only Gets the user's name.

Public Methods

Equals (inherited from System.Object)	See base class member description: System.Object.Equals Derived from System.Object, the primary base class for all objects.
GetHashCode (inherited from System.Object)	See base class member description: System.Object.GetHashCode Derived from System.Object, the primary base class for all objects.
GetType (inherited from System.Object)	See base class member description: System.Object.GetType Derived from System.Object, the primary base class for all objects.
ToString (inherited from System.Object)	See base class member description: System.Object.ToString Derived from System.Object, the primary base class for all objects.

Protected Methods

Finalize (inherited from System.Object)	See base class member description: System.Object.Finalize Derived from System.Object, the primary base class for all objects.
MemberwiseClone (inherited from System.Object)	See base class member description: System.Object.MemberwiseClone Derived from System.Object, the primary base class for all objects.

Hierarchy:

• System.Object
• System.Security.Principal.GenericIdentity

System.Security.Principal.GenericIdentity Member Details

Summary

Initializes a new instance of the GenericIdentity class representing the user with the specified name.

C# Syntax:

public GenericIdentity(    string name );

name

The name of the user on whose behalf the code is running.

Exceptions

Exception Type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	The name parameter is null.

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Summary

Initializes a new instance of the GenericIdentity class representing the user with the specified name and authentication type.

C# Syntax:

public GenericIdentity(    string name,    string type );

name

The name of the user on whose behalf the code is running.

type

The type of authentication used to identify the user.

Exceptions

Exception Type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	The name parameter is null. -or- The type parameter is null.

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Summary

Gets the type of authentication used to identify the user.

C# Syntax:

public virtual string AuthenticationType {get;}

Implements:

IIdentity.AuthenticationType

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Summary

Gets a value indicating whether the user has been authenticated.

C# Syntax:

public virtual bool IsAuthenticated {get;}

Implements:

IIdentity.IsAuthenticated

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Summary

Gets the user's name.

C# Syntax:

public virtual string Name {get;}

Implements:

IIdentity.Name

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Inherited
See base class member description: System.Object.Equals

C# Syntax:

public virtual bool Equals(    object obj );

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Inherited
See base class member description: System.Object.Finalize

C# Syntax:

~GenericIdentity();

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Inherited
See base class member description: System.Object.GetHashCode

C# Syntax:

public virtual int GetHashCode();

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Inherited
See base class member description: System.Object.GetType

C# Syntax:

public Type GetType();

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Inherited
See base class member description: System.Object.MemberwiseClone

C# Syntax:

protected object MemberwiseClone();

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Inherited
See base class member description: System.Object.ToString

C# Syntax:

public virtual string ToString();

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