IIdentity.AuthenticationType Property (System.Security.Principal)

AuthenticationType Property

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IIdentity..::.AuthenticationType Property

Updated: November 2007

Gets the type of authentication used.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

ReadOnly Property AuthenticationType As String

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As IIdentity
Dim value As String

value = instance.AuthenticationType

string AuthenticationType { get; }

Visual C++

property String^ AuthenticationType {
    String^ get ();
}

/** @property */
String get_AuthenticationType()

JScript

function get AuthenticationType () : String

Property Value

Type: System..::.String

The type of authentication used to identify the user.

Remarks

The authentication type is passed to the common language runtime by the operating system or by another authentication provider. Basic authentication, NTLM, Kerberos, and Passport are examples of authentication types.

Platforms

Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

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.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

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System.Security.Principal Namespace

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