My.User.IsAuthenticated Property 

Gets a value that indicates whether the user has been authenticated.

' Usage
Dim value As Boolean = My.User.IsAuthenticated
' Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property IsAuthenticated As Boolean

Return Value

True if the user was authenticated; otherwise, False.

Remarks

The My.User.IsAuthenticated property allows your code to determine if the current user has been authenticated.

Note

The exact behavior of My.User object depends on the type of the application and on the operating system on which the application runs. For more information, see My.User Object.

Tasks

To	See
Implement custom authentication	Walkthrough: Implementing Custom Authentication and Authorization

Example

This example verifies that the user has been authenticated before accessing a resource.

If My.User.IsAuthenticated Then
    ' Insert code to access a resource here.
End If

Requirements

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices

Class: User, WebUser

Assembly: Visual Basic Runtime Library (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

Availability by Project Type

Project type	Available
Windows Application	Yes
Class Library	Yes
Console Application	Yes
Windows Control Library	Yes
Web Control Library	Yes
Windows Service	Yes
Web Site	Yes

Permissions

The following permission may be necessary:

Permission	Description
SecurityPermission	Describes a set of security permissions applied to code. Associated enumeration: ControlPrincipal.

For more information, see Code Access Security and Requesting Permissions.

See Also

Tasks

Walkthrough: Implementing Custom Authentication and Authorization

Reference

My.User Object
Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.User.IsAuthenticated