ConnectionOptions Constructors

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Management

Assembly:: System.Management.dll

Package:: System.Management v9.0.0

Important

Some information relates to prerelease product that may be substantially modified before it’s released. Microsoft makes no warranties, express or implied, with respect to the information provided here.

Creates a new ConnectionOption.

Overloads

ConnectionOptions()	Initializes a new instance of the ConnectionOptions class for the connection operation, using default values. This is the parameterless constructor.
ConnectionOptions(String, String, SecureString, String, ImpersonationLevel, AuthenticationLevel, Boolean, ManagementNamedValueCollection, TimeSpan)	Creates a new ConnectionOption.
ConnectionOptions(String, String, String, String, ImpersonationLevel, AuthenticationLevel, Boolean, ManagementNamedValueCollection, TimeSpan)	Initializes a new instance of the ConnectionOptions class to be used for a WMI connection, using the specified values.

ConnectionOptions()

Source:: ManagementOptions.cs

Source:: ManagementOptions.cs

Source:: ManagementOptions.cs

Initializes a new instance of the ConnectionOptions class for the connection operation, using default values. This is the parameterless constructor.

public:
 ConnectionOptions();

public ConnectionOptions ();

Public Sub New ()

Examples

The following example connects to a remote computer and displays information about the operating system on the remote computer. A ConnectionOptions is created to connect to the remote computer with default connection options.

using System;
using System.Management;
public class RemoteConnect
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        // Build an options object for the remote connection
        // if you plan to connect to the remote
        // computer with a different user name
        // and password than the one you are currently using.
        // This example uses the default values.

        ConnectionOptions options =
            new ConnectionOptions();

        // Make a connection to a remote computer.
        // Replace the "FullComputerName" section of the
        // string "\\\\FullComputerName\\root\\cimv2" with
        // the full computer name or IP address of the
        // remote computer.
        ManagementScope scope =
            new ManagementScope(
            "\\\\FullComputerName\\root\\cimv2", options);
        scope.Connect();

        //Query system for Operating System information
        ObjectQuery query = new ObjectQuery(
            "SELECT * FROM Win32_OperatingSystem");
        ManagementObjectSearcher searcher =
            new ManagementObjectSearcher(scope,query);

        ManagementObjectCollection queryCollection = searcher.Get();
        foreach ( ManagementObject m in queryCollection)
        {
            // Display the remote computer information
            Console.WriteLine("Computer Name : {0}",
                m["csname"]);
            Console.WriteLine("Windows Directory : {0}",
                m["WindowsDirectory"]);
            Console.WriteLine("Operating System: {0}",
                m["Caption"]);
            Console.WriteLine("Version: {0}", m["Version"]);
            Console.WriteLine("Manufacturer : {0}",
                m["Manufacturer"]);
        }
    }
}

Imports System.Management
Public Class RemoteConnect

    Public Overloads Shared Function Main( _
    ByVal args() As String) As Integer

        ' Build an options object for the remote connection
        ' if you plan to connect to the remote
        ' computer with a different user name
        ' and password than the one you are currently using
        Dim options As ConnectionOptions
        options = New ConnectionOptions

        ' Make a connection to a remote computer.
        ' Replace the "FullComputerName" section of the
        ' string "\\FullComputerName\root\cimv2" with
        ' the full computer name or IP address of the
        ' remote computer.
        Dim scope As ManagementScope
        scope = New ManagementScope( _
            "\\FullComputerName\root\cimv2", options)
        scope.Connect()

        ' Query system for Operating System information
        Dim query As ObjectQuery
        query = New ObjectQuery( _
            "SELECT * FROM Win32_OperatingSystem")
        Dim searcher As ManagementObjectSearcher
        searcher = _
            New ManagementObjectSearcher(scope, query)

        Dim queryCollection As ManagementObjectCollection
        queryCollection = searcher.Get()

        Dim m As ManagementObject
        For Each m In queryCollection
            ' Display the remote computer information
            Console.WriteLine("Computer Name : {0}", _
                m("csname"))
            Console.WriteLine("Windows Directory : {0}", _
                m("WindowsDirectory"))
            Console.WriteLine("Operating System: {0}", _
                m("Caption"))
            Console.WriteLine("Version: {0}", m("Version"))
            Console.WriteLine("Manufacturer : {0}", _
                m("Manufacturer"))
        Next

        Return 0
    End Function
End Class

Remarks

.NET Framework Security

Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

Applies to

ConnectionOptions(String, String, SecureString, String, ImpersonationLevel, AuthenticationLevel, Boolean, ManagementNamedValueCollection, TimeSpan)

Source:: ManagementOptions.cs

Source:: ManagementOptions.cs

Source:: ManagementOptions.cs

Creates a new ConnectionOption.

public:
 ConnectionOptions(System::String ^ locale, System::String ^ username, System::Security::SecureString ^ password, System::String ^ authority, System::Management::ImpersonationLevel impersonation, System::Management::AuthenticationLevel authentication, bool enablePrivileges, System::Management::ManagementNamedValueCollection ^ context, TimeSpan timeout);

public ConnectionOptions (string locale, string username, System.Security.SecureString password, string authority, System.Management.ImpersonationLevel impersonation, System.Management.AuthenticationLevel authentication, bool enablePrivileges, System.Management.ManagementNamedValueCollection context, TimeSpan timeout);

new System.Management.ConnectionOptions : string * string * System.Security.SecureString * string * System.Management.ImpersonationLevel * System.Management.AuthenticationLevel * bool * System.Management.ManagementNamedValueCollection * TimeSpan -> System.Management.ConnectionOptions

Public Sub New (locale As String, username As String, password As SecureString, authority As String, impersonation As ImpersonationLevel, authentication As AuthenticationLevel, enablePrivileges As Boolean, context As ManagementNamedValueCollection, timeout As TimeSpan)

Parameters

locale: String

The locale to be used for the connection.

username: String

The user name to be used for the connection. If null, the credentials of the currently logged-on user are used.

password: SecureString

The password for the given user name. If the user name is also null, the credentials used will be those of the currently logged-on user.

authority: String

The authority to be used to authenticate the specified user.

impersonation: ImpersonationLevel

The COM impersonation level to be used for the connection.

authentication: AuthenticationLevel

The COM authentication level to be used for the connection.

enablePrivileges: Boolean

true to enable special user privileges; otherwise, false. This parameter should only be used when performing an operation that requires special Windows NT user privileges.

context: ManagementNamedValueCollection

A provider-specific, named value pairs object to be passed through to the provider.

timeout: TimeSpan

Reserved for future use.

Applies to

ConnectionOptions(String, String, String, String, ImpersonationLevel, AuthenticationLevel, Boolean, ManagementNamedValueCollection, TimeSpan)

Source:: ManagementOptions.cs

Source:: ManagementOptions.cs

Source:: ManagementOptions.cs

Initializes a new instance of the ConnectionOptions class to be used for a WMI connection, using the specified values.

public:
 ConnectionOptions(System::String ^ locale, System::String ^ username, System::String ^ password, System::String ^ authority, System::Management::ImpersonationLevel impersonation, System::Management::AuthenticationLevel authentication, bool enablePrivileges, System::Management::ManagementNamedValueCollection ^ context, TimeSpan timeout);

public ConnectionOptions (string locale, string username, string password, string authority, System.Management.ImpersonationLevel impersonation, System.Management.AuthenticationLevel authentication, bool enablePrivileges, System.Management.ManagementNamedValueCollection context, TimeSpan timeout);

new System.Management.ConnectionOptions : string * string * string * string * System.Management.ImpersonationLevel * System.Management.AuthenticationLevel * bool * System.Management.ManagementNamedValueCollection * TimeSpan -> System.Management.ConnectionOptions

Public Sub New (locale As String, username As String, password As String, authority As String, impersonation As ImpersonationLevel, authentication As AuthenticationLevel, enablePrivileges As Boolean, context As ManagementNamedValueCollection, timeout As TimeSpan)

Parameters

locale: String

The locale to be used for the connection.

username: String

The user name to be used for the connection. If null, the credentials of the currently logged-on user are used.

password: String

The password for the given user name. If the user name is also null, the credentials used will be those of the currently logged-on user.

authority: String

The authority to be used to authenticate the specified user.

impersonation: ImpersonationLevel

The COM impersonation level to be used for the connection.

authentication: AuthenticationLevel

The COM authentication level to be used for the connection.

enablePrivileges: Boolean

true to enable special user privileges; otherwise, false. This parameter should only be used when performing an operation that requires special Windows NT user privileges.

context: ManagementNamedValueCollection

A provider-specific, named value pairs object to be passed through to the provider.

timeout: TimeSpan

Reserved for future use.

Examples

using System;
using System.Management;
using System.Security;

public class RemoteConnect
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        // Build an options object for the remote connection
        // if you plan to connect to the remote
        // computer with a different user name
        // and password than the one you are currently using.
        SecureString pw = GetPassword();
        ConnectionOptions options =
            new ConnectionOptions("MS_409", "userName", pw,
            "ntlmdomain:DOMAIN",
            System.Management.ImpersonationLevel.Impersonate,
            System.Management.AuthenticationLevel.Default, true,
            null, System.TimeSpan.MaxValue);
        pw.Dispose();

        // Make a connection to a remote computer.
        // Replace the "FullComputerName" section of the
        // string "\\\\FullComputerName\\root\\cimv2" with
        // the full computer name or IP address of the
        // remote computer.
        ManagementScope scope =
            new ManagementScope(
            "\\\\FullComputerName\\root\\cimv2", options);
        scope.Connect();

        //Query system for Operating System information
        ObjectQuery query = new ObjectQuery(
            "SELECT * FROM Win32_OperatingSystem");
        ManagementObjectSearcher searcher =
            new ManagementObjectSearcher(scope, query);

        ManagementObjectCollection queryCollection = searcher.Get();
        foreach (ManagementObject m in queryCollection)
        {
            // Display the remote computer information
            Console.WriteLine("Computer Name : {0}",
                m["csname"]);
            Console.WriteLine("Windows Directory : {0}",
                m["WindowsDirectory"]);
            Console.WriteLine("Operating System: {0}",
                m["Caption"]);
            Console.WriteLine("Version: {0}", m["Version"]);
            Console.WriteLine("Manufacturer : {0}",
                m["Manufacturer"]);
        }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Read a password from the console into a SecureString
    /// </summary>
    /// <returns>Password stored in a secure string</returns>
    public static SecureString GetPassword()
    {
        SecureString password = new SecureString();
        Console.WriteLine("Enter password: ");

        // get the first character of the password
        ConsoleKeyInfo nextKey = Console.ReadKey(true);

        while (nextKey.Key != ConsoleKey.Enter)
        {
            if (nextKey.Key == ConsoleKey.Backspace)
            {
                if (password.Length > 0)
                {
                    password.RemoveAt(password.Length - 1);

                    // erase the last * as well
                    Console.Write(nextKey.KeyChar);
                    Console.Write(" ");
                    Console.Write(nextKey.KeyChar);
                }
            }
            else
            {
                password.AppendChar(nextKey.KeyChar);
                Console.Write("*");
            }

            nextKey = Console.ReadKey(true);
        }

        Console.WriteLine();

        // lock the password down
        password.MakeReadOnly();
        return password;
    }
}

Imports System.Management
Imports System.Security

Public Class RemoteConnect

    Public Overloads Shared Function Main( _
    ByVal args() As String) As Integer


        ' Build an options object for the remote connection
        ' if you plan to connect to the remote
        ' computer with a different user name
        ' and password than the one you are currently using.

        Dim pw As SecureString
        pw = GetPassword()
        Dim options As ConnectionOptions
        options = New ConnectionOptions("MS_409", "userName", pw, _
             "ntlmdomain:DOMAIN", _
             System.Management.ImpersonationLevel.Impersonate, _
             System.Management.AuthenticationLevel.Default, True, _
             Nothing, System.TimeSpan.MaxValue)

        ' Make a connection to a remote computer.
        ' Replace the "FullComputerName" section of the
        ' string "\\FullComputerName\root\cimv2" with
        ' the full computer name or IP address of the
        ' remote computer.
        Dim scope As ManagementScope
        scope = New ManagementScope( _
            "\\FullComputerName\root\cimv2", options)
        scope.Connect()

        ' Query system for Operating System information
        Dim query As ObjectQuery
        query = New ObjectQuery( _
            "SELECT * FROM Win32_OperatingSystem")
        Dim searcher As ManagementObjectSearcher
        searcher = _
            New ManagementObjectSearcher(scope, query)

        Dim queryCollection As ManagementObjectCollection
        queryCollection = searcher.Get()

        Dim m As ManagementObject
        For Each m In queryCollection
            ' Display the remote computer information
            Console.WriteLine("Computer Name : {0}", _
                m("csname"))
            Console.WriteLine("Windows Directory : {0}", _
                m("WindowsDirectory"))
            Console.WriteLine("Operating System: {0}", _
                m("Caption"))
            Console.WriteLine("Version: {0}", m("Version"))
            Console.WriteLine("Manufacturer : {0}", _
                m("Manufacturer"))
        Next

        Return 0
    End Function


    ' Read a password from the console into a SecureString
    Public Shared Function GetPassword() As SecureString

        Dim password As New SecureString()
        Console.WriteLine("Enter password: ")

        ' get the first character of the password
        Dim nextKey As ConsoleKeyInfo
        nextKey = Console.ReadKey(True)

        While nextKey.Key <> ConsoleKey.Enter

            If nextKey.Key = ConsoleKey.Backspace Then
                If password.Length > 0 Then
                    password.RemoveAt(password.Length - 1)

                    ' erase the last * as well
                    Console.Write(nextKey.KeyChar)
                    Console.Write(" ")
                    Console.Write(nextKey.KeyChar)
                End If
            Else
                password.AppendChar(nextKey.KeyChar)
                Console.Write("*")
            End If

            nextKey = Console.ReadKey(True)
        End While

        Console.WriteLine()

        ' lock the password down
        password.MakeReadOnly()
        Return password
    End Function
End Class

Remarks

.NET Framework Security

Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

Applies to

Share via

ConnectionOptions Constructors

Definition

Overloads

ConnectionOptions()

Examples

Remarks

.NET Framework Security

Applies to

ConnectionOptions(String, String, SecureString, String, ImpersonationLevel, AuthenticationLevel, Boolean, ManagementNamedValueCollection, TimeSpan)

Parameters

Applies to

ConnectionOptions(String, String, String, String, ImpersonationLevel, AuthenticationLevel, Boolean, ManagementNamedValueCollection, TimeSpan)

Parameters

Examples

Remarks

.NET Framework Security

Applies to

Additional resources