RightsManagementInformation.LoadPublishLicense Method

Definition

Returns the embedded PublishLicense from the encrypted rights management data stream.

C#
public System.Security.RightsManagement.PublishLicense LoadPublishLicense();

Returns

The embedded PublishLicense; or null, if the package does not contain a PublishLicense.

Exceptions

The rights management information in this package cannot be read by the current version of this class.

Examples

The following example shows how to use the LoadPublishLicense method.

C#
ShowStatus("   Opening the encrypted Package.");
EncryptedPackageEnvelope ePackage =
    EncryptedPackageEnvelope.Open(xpsFile, FileAccess.ReadWrite);
RightsManagementInformation rmi =
    ePackage.RightsManagementInformation;

ShowStatus("   Looking for an embedded UseLicense for user:\n       " +
           currentUserId + " [" + _authentication + "]");
UseLicense useLicense =
    rmi.LoadUseLicense(
        new ContentUser(currentUserId, _authentication));

ReadOnlyCollection<ContentGrant> grants;
if (useLicense == null)
{
    ShowStatus("   No Embedded UseLicense found.\n       " +
               "Attempting to acqure UseLicnese\n       " +
               "from the PublishLicense.");
    PublishLicense pubLicense = rmi.LoadPublishLicense();

    ShowStatus("   Referral information:");

    if (pubLicense.ReferralInfoName == null)
        ShowStatus("       Name: (null)");
    else
        ShowStatus("       Name: " + pubLicense.ReferralInfoName);

    if (pubLicense.ReferralInfoUri == null)
        ShowStatus("    Uri: (null)");
    else
        ShowStatus("    Uri: " +
            pubLicense.ReferralInfoUri.ToString());

    useLicense = pubLicense.AcquireUseLicense(_secureEnv);
    if (useLicense == null)
    {
        ShowStatus("   User DOES NOT HAVE RIGHTS\n       " +
            "to access this document!");
        return false;
    }
}// end:if (useLicense == null)
ShowStatus("   UseLicense acquired.");

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Framework 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
Windows Desktop 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

See also