IPrincipal Interface

Definition

Namespace:: System.Security.Principal

Assemblies:: System.Security.Principal.dll, mscorlib.dll, netstandard.dll

Defines the basic functionality of a principal object.

public interface class IPrincipal

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)]
public interface IPrincipal

type IPrincipal = interface

Public Interface IPrincipal

Derived: System.Security.Claims.ClaimsPrincipal

System.Web.ClientServices.ClientRolePrincipal

Attributes: ComVisibleAttribute

Remarks

A principal object represents the security context of the user on whose behalf the code is running, including that user's identity (IIdentity) and any roles to which they belong.

All principal objects are required to implement the IPrincipal interface. For more information about IPrincipal implementations, see the ClaimsPrincipal class.

Properties

Identity

Gets the identity of the current principal.

Methods

IsInRole(String)

Determines whether the current principal belongs to the specified role.