GacIdentityPermissionAttribute Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.Security.Permissions

Assembly:

System.Security.Permissions.dll

Caution

Code Access Security is not supported or honored by the runtime.

Allows security actions for GacIdentityPermission to be applied to code using declarative security. This class cannot be inherited.

public ref class GacIdentityPermissionAttribute sealed : System::Security::Permissions::CodeAccessSecurityAttribute

[System.AttributeUsage(System.AttributeTargets.Assembly | System.AttributeTargets.Class | System.AttributeTargets.Constructor | System.AttributeTargets.Method | System.AttributeTargets.Struct, AllowMultiple=true, Inherited=false)]
[System.Obsolete("Code Access Security is not supported or honored by the runtime.", DiagnosticId="SYSLIB0003", UrlFormat="https://aka.ms/dotnet-warnings/{0}")]
public sealed class GacIdentityPermissionAttribute : System.Security.Permissions.CodeAccessSecurityAttribute

[<System.AttributeUsage(System.AttributeTargets.Assembly | System.AttributeTargets.Class | System.AttributeTargets.Constructor | System.AttributeTargets.Method | System.AttributeTargets.Struct, AllowMultiple=true, Inherited=false)>]
[<System.Obsolete("Code Access Security is not supported or honored by the runtime.", DiagnosticId="SYSLIB0003", UrlFormat="https://aka.ms/dotnet-warnings/{0}")>]
type GacIdentityPermissionAttribute = class
    inherit CodeAccessSecurityAttribute

Public NotInheritable Class GacIdentityPermissionAttribute
Inherits CodeAccessSecurityAttribute

Inheritance

Object

Attribute

SecurityAttribute

CodeAccessSecurityAttribute

GacIdentityPermissionAttribute

Attributes

AttributeUsageAttribute ObsoleteAttribute

Examples

The following example demonstrates the use of GacIdentityPermissionAttribute.

// To run this sample you must create a strong-name key named snkey.snk 
// using the Strong Name tool (sn.exe).  Both the library assembly and the 
// application assembly that calls it must be signed with that key.  
// To run successfully, the application assembly must be in the global 
// assembly cache.
// This console application can be created using the following code.

//#using <mscorlib.dll>
//#using <ClassLibrary1.dll>
//using namespace System;
//using namespace System::Security;
//using namespace System::Reflection;
//using namespace ClassLibrary1;
//[assembly: AssemblyVersion(S"1.0.555.0")]
//[assembly: AssemblyKeyFile(S"snKey.snk")];
//int main()
//{ 
//    try
//    {
//        Class1* myLib = new Class1();
//        myLib->DoNothing();
//
//        Console::WriteLine(S"Exiting the sample.");
//    }
//    catch (Exception* e)
//    {
//        Console::WriteLine(e->Message);
//    }
//}
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Security::Permissions;

namespace ClassLibrary1
{
   // Demand that the calling program be in the global assembly cache.
   [GacIdentityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction::Demand)]
   public ref class Class1
   {
   public:
      void DoNothing()
      {
         Console::WriteLine( "Exiting the library program." );
      }
   };
}

// To run this sample you must create a strong-name key named snkey.snk 
// using the Strong Name tool (sn.exe).  Both the library assembly and the 
// application assembly that calls it must be signed with that key.  
// To run successfully, the application assembly must be in the global 
// assembly cache.
// This console application can be created using the following code.

//using System;
//using System.Security;
//using System.Reflection;
//using ClassLibrary1;
//[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.555.0")]
//[assembly: AssemblyKeyFile("snKey.snk")]
//class MyClass
//{
//    static void Main(string[] args)
//    {
//        try
//        {
//            Class1 myLib = new Class1();
//            myLib.DoNothing();
//
//            Console.WriteLine("Exiting the sample.");
//        }
//        catch (Exception e)
//        {
//        Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
//        }
//    }
//}
using System;
using System.Security.Permissions;

namespace ClassLibrary1
{
    // Demand that the calling program be in the global assembly cache.
    [GacIdentityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.Demand)]
    public class Class1
    {
        public void DoNothing()
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Exiting the library program.");
        }
    }
}

' To run this sample you must create a strong-name key named snkey.snk 
' using the Strong Name tool (sn.exe).  Both the library assembly and the 
' application assembly that calls it must be signed with that key.  
' To run successfully, the application assembly must be in the global 
' assembly cache.
' This console application can be created using the following code.

'Imports System.Security
'Imports System.Security.Policy
'Imports System.Security.Principal
'Imports System.Security.Permissions
'Imports ClassLibraryVB

'Class [MyClass]
'
'    Overloads Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
'        Try
'           Dim myLib As New Class1
'            myLib.DoNothing()
'
'            Console.WriteLine("Exiting the sample.")
'        Catch e As Exception
'            Console.WriteLine(e.Message)
'        End Try
'    End Sub
'End Class
Imports System.Security.Permissions

' Demand that the calling program be in the global assembly cache.
<GacIdentityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.Demand)> _
Public Class Class1
    Public Sub DoNothing()
        Console.WriteLine("Exiting the library program.")
    End Sub
End Class

Remarks

Caution

Code Access Security (CAS) has been deprecated across all versions of .NET Framework and .NET. Recent versions of .NET do not honor CAS annotations and produce errors if CAS-related APIs are used. Developers should seek alternative means of accomplishing security tasks.

This class is used to ensure that callers are registered in the global assembly cache (GAC).

The scope of the declaration that is allowed depends on the SecurityAction value that is used.

The security information declared by a security attribute is stored in the metadata of the attribute target and is accessed by the system at run time. Security attributes are used only for declarative security. For imperative security, use the corresponding permission class, GacIdentityPermission.

Important

Starting with the .NET Framework 4, identity permissions are not used.

In the .NET Framework versions 1.0 and 1.1, demands on the identity permissions are effective even when the calling assembly is fully trusted. That is, although the calling assembly has full trust, a demand for an identity permission fails if the assembly does not meet the demanded criteria. In the .NET Framework version 2.0, demands for identity permissions are ineffective if the calling assembly has full trust. This assures consistency for all permissions, eliminating the treatment of identity permissions as a special case.

For more information about using attributes, see Attributes.

Constructors

GacIdentityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction)

Initializes a new instance of the GacIdentityPermissionAttribute class with the specified SecurityAction value.

Properties

Action	Gets or sets a security action. (Inherited from SecurityAttribute)
TypeId	When implemented in a derived class, gets a unique identifier for this Attribute. (Inherited from Attribute)
Unrestricted	Gets or sets a value indicating whether full (unrestricted) permission to the resource protected by the attribute is declared. (Inherited from SecurityAttribute)

Methods

CreatePermission()	Creates a new GacIdentityPermission object.
Equals(Object)	Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute)
GetHashCode()	Returns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from Attribute)
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
IsDefaultAttribute()	When overridden in a derived class, indicates whether the value of this instance is the default value for the derived class. (Inherited from Attribute)
Match(Object)	When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)