AuthenticationType Enum
Definition
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Specifies the method of rights management authentication.
public enum class AuthenticationType
public enum AuthenticationType
type AuthenticationType =
Public Enum AuthenticationType
- Inheritance
Fields
Internal | 3 | Implicit authentication to any requesting user. |
Passport | 1 | Windows Live ID authentication. |
Windows | 0 | Windows authentication in a corporate domain environment. |
WindowsPassport | 2 | Either Windows authentication or Windows Live ID authentication. |
Examples
The following example also shows use of the AuthenticationType enumeration.
string applicationManifest = "<manifest></manifest>";
if (File.Exists("rpc.xml"))
{
StreamReader manifestReader = File.OpenText("rpc.xml");
applicationManifest = manifestReader.ReadToEnd();
}
if (_secureEnv == null)
{
if (SecureEnvironment.IsUserActivated(new ContentUser(
_currentUserId, AuthenticationType.Windows)))
{
_secureEnv = SecureEnvironment.Create(
applicationManifest, new ContentUser(
_currentUserId, AuthenticationType.Windows));
}
else
{
_secureEnv = SecureEnvironment.Create(
applicationManifest,
AuthenticationType.Windows,
UserActivationMode.Permanent);
}
}
Dim applicationManifest As String = "<manifest></manifest>"
If File.Exists("rpc.xml") Then
Dim manifestReader As StreamReader = File.OpenText("rpc.xml")
applicationManifest = manifestReader.ReadToEnd()
End If
If _secureEnv Is Nothing Then
If SecureEnvironment.IsUserActivated(New ContentUser(_currentUserId, AuthenticationType.Windows)) Then
_secureEnv = SecureEnvironment.Create(applicationManifest, New ContentUser(_currentUserId, AuthenticationType.Windows))
Else
_secureEnv = SecureEnvironment.Create(applicationManifest, AuthenticationType.Windows, UserActivationMode.Permanent)
End If
End If
Remarks
AuthenticationType specifies how users who access rights managed content are to be authenticated.
Internal
also provides authentication for the owner and author of a protected document or template.