SqlConnectionStringBuilder.IntegratedSecurity Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Data.SqlClient

Assembly:

System.Data.SqlClient.dll

Package:

System.Data.SqlClient v4.8.6

Gets or sets a Boolean value that indicates whether User ID and Password are specified in the connection (when false) or whether the current Windows account credentials are used for authentication (when true).

public:
 property bool IntegratedSecurity { bool get(); void set(bool value); };

public bool IntegratedSecurity { get; set; }

member this.IntegratedSecurity : bool with get, set

Public Property IntegratedSecurity As Boolean

Property Value

Boolean

The value of the IntegratedSecurity property, or false if none has been supplied.

Examples

The following example converts an existing connection string from using SQL Server Authentication to using integrated security. The example does its work by removing the user name and password from the connection string and then setting the IntegratedSecurity property of the SqlConnectionStringBuilder object.

Note

This example includes a password to demonstrate how SqlConnectionStringBuilder works with connection strings. In your applications, we recommend that you use Windows Authentication. If you must use a password, do not include a hard-coded password in your application.

using System.Data.SqlClient;

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        try
        {
            string connectString =
                "Data Source=(local);User ID=ab;Password=MyPassword;" +
                "Initial Catalog=AdventureWorks";

            SqlConnectionStringBuilder builder =
                new SqlConnectionStringBuilder(connectString);
            Console.WriteLine("Original: " + builder.ConnectionString);

            // Use the Remove method
            // in order to reset the user ID and password back to their
            // default (empty string) values. Simply setting the
            // associated property values to an empty string won't
            // remove them from the connection string; you must
            // call the Remove method.
            builder.Remove("User ID");
            builder.Remove("Password");

            // Turn on integrated security:
            builder.IntegratedSecurity = true;

            Console.WriteLine("Modified: " + builder.ConnectionString);

            using (SqlConnection connection =
                       new SqlConnection(builder.ConnectionString))
            {
                connection.Open();
                // Now use the open connection.
                Console.WriteLine("Database = " + connection.Database);
            }
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
        }

        Console.WriteLine("Press any key to finish.");
        Console.ReadLine();
    }
}

Imports System.Data.SqlClient
    
Module Module1
    Sub Main()
        Try
            Dim connectString As String = _
             "Data Source=(local);User ID=ab;Password=MyPassword;" & _
             "Initial Catalog=AdventureWorks"

            Dim builder As New SqlConnectionStringBuilder(connectString)
            Console.WriteLine("Original: " & builder.ConnectionString)

            ' Use the Remove method
            ' in order to reset the user ID and password back to their
            ' default (empty string) values. Simply setting the 
            ' associated property values to an empty string won't
            ' remove them from the connection string; you must
            ' call the Remove method.
            builder.Remove("User ID")
            builder.Remove("Password")

            ' Turn on integrated security.
            builder.IntegratedSecurity = True

            Console.WriteLine("Modified: " & builder.ConnectionString)

            Using connection As New SqlConnection(builder.ConnectionString)
                connection.Open()
                ' Now use the open connection.
                Console.WriteLine("Database = " & connection.Database)
            End Using

        Catch ex As Exception
            Console.WriteLine(ex.Message)
        End Try

        Console.WriteLine("Press any key to finish.")
        Console.ReadLine()
    End Sub
End Module

Remarks

This property corresponds to the "Integrated Security" and "trusted_connection" keys within the connection string.

See also

• Connection Strings in ADO.NET
• ADO.NET Overview