WebRequestInformation.Principal Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Web.Management

Assembly:

System.Web.dll

Gets the instance of the managed-code principal associated with the Web request.

public:
 property System::Security::Principal::IPrincipal ^ Principal { System::Security::Principal::IPrincipal ^ get(); };

public System.Security.Principal.IPrincipal Principal { get; }

member this.Principal : System.Security.Principal.IPrincipal

Public ReadOnly Property Principal As IPrincipal

Property Value

IPrincipal

The IPrincipal instance that is associated with the request event.

Examples

The following code example shows how to use the principal associated with the Web request.

// Get the request principal.
public string GetRequestPrincipal()
{
    // Get the request principal.
    return (string.Format(
        "Request principal name: {0}",
        RequestInformation.Principal.Identity.Name));
}

' Get the request principal.
Public Function GetRequestPrincipal() As String
   ' Get the request principal.
     Return String.Format( _
     "Request principal name: {0}", _
     RequestInformation.Principal.Identity.Name)
End Function 'GetRequestPrincipal

Remarks

The principal refers to the authenticated entity that issued the Web request.