WindowsIdentity.User Property
Definition
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Gets the security identifier (SID) for the user.
public:
property System::Security::Principal::SecurityIdentifier ^ User { System::Security::Principal::SecurityIdentifier ^ get(); };public System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier? User { get; }public System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier User { get; }[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(false)]
public System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier User { get; }member this.User : System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(false)>]
member this.User : System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifierPublic ReadOnly Property User As SecurityIdentifierProperty Value
An object for the user.
- Attributes
Remarks
The SID uniquely identifies a user or group on all Windows NT implementations.
Note
The WindowsIdentity object returned by the GetAnonymous method is not the same as the Windows anonymous user. This property gets null for an anonymous user represented by the WindowsIdentity object returned by the GetAnonymous method; it does not get the SID representing an anonymous Windows user.
Applies to
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