SPSecurityContext.GetWindowsIdentity Method

Returns the Windows identity of the current user.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SharePoint
Assembly:  Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Available in Sandboxed Solutions: No

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function GetWindowsIdentity As WindowsIdentity
'Usage
Dim returnValue As WindowsIdentity

returnValue = SPSecurityContext.GetWindowsIdentity()

public static WindowsIdentity GetWindowsIdentity()

Return Value

Type: System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity
An object that represents a Windows user.

Remarks

You can access the IsWindowsIdentityAvailable property to determine if an identity is available for the current user before calling the GetWindowsIdentity method.

See Also

Reference

SPSecurityContext Class

SPSecurityContext Members

Microsoft.SharePoint Namespace

IsWindowsIdentityAvailable