IdentitySection Class
Specifies whether an ASP.NET application should run as the application pool identity (the default), the IIS-authenticated user identity, or a custom configured identity.
Syntax
class IdentitySection : ConfigurationSection
Methods
The following table lists the methods exposed by the IdentitySection class.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| GetAllowDefinition | (Inherited from ConfigurationSection.) |
| GetAllowLocation | (Inherited from ConfigurationSection.) |
| RevertToParent | (Inherited from ConfigurationSection.) |
| SetAllowDefinition | (Inherited from ConfigurationSection.) |
| SetAllowLocation | (Inherited from ConfigurationSection.) |
Properties
The following table lists the properties exposed by the IdentitySection class.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Impersonate |
A required read/write boolean value. true if client impersonation is used on each request; otherwise, false. The default is false. |
Location |
(Inherited from ConfigurationSection.) A key property. |
Password |
An optional read/write string value that specifies the password for a Web application if the Impersonate property is set to true. For more information, see the Remarks section. |
Path |
(Inherited from ConfigurationSection.) A key property. |
SectionInformation |
(Inherited from ConfigurationSection.) |
UserName |
An optional read/write string value that specifies the user name for a Web application if the Impersonate property is set to true. For more information, see the Remarks section. |
Subclasses
This class contains no subclasses.
Remarks
The Password and UserName properties are stored in clear text in the configuration file. Although IIS does not transmit .config files in response to a user agent request, users who have proper credentials on the domain that contains the server can read .config files. For information about storing the UserName and Password values in encrypted form in the registry, see identity Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema).
Inheritance Hierarchy
IdentitySection
Requirements
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Client | - IIS 7.0 on Windows Vista - IIS 7.5 on Windows 7 - IIS 8.0 on Windows 8 - IIS 10.0 on Windows 10 |
| Server | - IIS 7.0 on Windows Server 2008 - IIS 7.5 on Windows Server 2008 R2 - IIS 8.0 on Windows Server 2012 - IIS 8.5 on Windows Server 2012 R2 - IIS 10.0 on Windows Server 2016 |
| Product | - IIS 7.0, IIS 7.5, IIS 8.0, IIS 8.5, IIS 10.0 |
| MOF file | WebAdministration.mof |
See Also
ConfigurationSection Class
identity Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)