<trustInfo> element (ClickOnce application)
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Describes the minimum security permissions required for the application to run on the client computer.
Syntax
<trustInfo>
<security>
<applicationRequestMinimum>
<PermissionSet
ID
Unrestricted>
<IPermission
class
version
Unrestricted
/>
</PermissionSet>
<defaultAssemblyRequest
permissionSetReference
/>
<assemblyRequest
name
permissionSetReference
/>
</applicationRequestMinimum>
<requestedPrivileges>
<requestedExecutionLevel
level
uiAccess
/>
</requestedPrivileges>
</security>
</trustInfo>
Elements and attributes
The trustInfo
element is required and is in the asm.v2
namespace. It has no attributes and contains the following elements.
security
Required. This element is a child of the trustInfo
element. It contains the applicationRequestMinimum
element and has no attributes.
applicationRequestMinimum
Required. This element is a child of the security
element and contains the PermissionSet
, assemblyRequest
, and defaultAssemblyRequest
elements. This element has no attributes.
PermissionSet
Required. This element is a child of the applicationRequestMinimum
element and contains the IPermission
element. This element has the following attributes.
ID
Required. Identifies the permission set. This attribute can be any value. The ID is referenced in the
defaultAssemblyRequest
andassemblyRequest
attributes.version
Required. Identifies the version of the permission. Normally this value is
1
.
IPermission
Optional. This element is a child of the PermissionSet
element. The IPermission
element fully identifies a permission class in the .NET Framework. The IPermission
element has the following attributes, but can have additional attributes that correspond to properties on the permission class. To find out the syntax for a specific permission, see the examples listed in the Security.config file.
class
Required. Identifies the permission class by strong name. For example, the following code identifies the
FileDialogPermission
type.System.Security.Permissions.FileDialogPermission, mscorlib, Version=1.2.3300.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089
version
Required. Identifies the version of the permission. Usually this value is
1
.Unrestricted
Required. Identifies whether the application needs an unrestricted grant of this permission. If
true
, the permission grant is unconditional. Iffalse
, or if this attribute is undefined, it is restricted according to the permission-specific attributes defined on theIPermission
tag. Take the following permissions:<IPermission class="System.Security.Permissions.EnvironmentPermission, mscorlib, Version=1.2.3300.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" version="1" Read="USERNAME" /> <IPermission class="System.Security.Permissions.FileDialogPermission, mscorlib, Version=1.2.3300.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" version="1" Unrestricted="true" />
In this example, the declaration for EnvironmentPermission restricts the application to reading only the environment variable USERNAME, whereas the declaration for FileDialogPermission gives the application unrestricted use of all FileDialog classes.
defaultAssemblyRequest
Optional. Identifies the set of permissions granted to all assemblies. This element is a child of the applicationRequestMinimum
element and has the following attribute.
permissionSetReference
Required. Identifies the ID of the permission set that is the default permission. The permission set is declared in the
PermissionSet
element.
assemblyRequest
Optional. Identifies permissions for a specific assembly. This element is a child of the applicationRequestMinimum
element and has the following attributes.
Name
Required. Identifies the assembly name.
permissionSetReference
Required. Identifies the ID of the permission set that this assembly requires. The permission set is declared in the
PermissionSet
element.
requestedPrivileges
Optional. This element is a child of the security
element and contains the requestedExecutionLevel
element. This element has no attributes.
requestedExecutionLevel
Optional. Identifies the security level at which the application requests to be executed. This element has no children and has the following attributes.
Level
Required. Indicates the security level the application is requesting. Possible values are:
asInvoker
, requesting no additional permissions. This level requires no additional trust prompts.highestAvailable
, requesting the highest permissions available to the parent process.requireAdministrator
, requesting full administrator permissions.ClickOnce applications will only install with a value of
asInvoker
. Installing with any other value will fail.uiAccess
Optional. Indicates whether the application requires access to protected user interface elements. Values are either
true
orfalse
, and the default is false. Only signed applications should have a value of true.
Remarks
If a ClickOnce application asks for more permissions than the client computer will grant by default, the common language runtime's Trust Manager will ask the user if she wants to grant the application this elevated level of trust. If she says no, the application will not run; otherwise, it will run with the requested permissions.
All permissions requested using defaultAssemblyRequest
and assemblyRequest
will be granted without user prompting if the deployment manifest has a valid Trust License.
For more information about Permission Elevation, see Securing ClickOnce Applications. For more information about policy deployment, see Trusted Application Deployment Overview.
Examples
The following three code examples illustrate trustInfo
elements for the default named security zones—Internet, LocalIntranet, and FullTrust—for use in a ClickOnce deployment's application manifest.
The first example illustrates the trustInfo
element for the default permissions available in the Internet security zone.
<trustInfo>
<security>
<applicationRequestMinimum>
<PermissionSet ID="Internet">
<IPermission
class="System.Security.Permissions.FileDialogPermission, mscorlib, Version=1.2.3300.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"
version="1"
Access="Open" />
<IPermission
class="System.Security.Permissions.IsolatedStorageFilePermission, mscorlib, Version=1.2.3300.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"
version="1"
Allowed="DomainIsolationByUser"
UserQuota="10240" />
<IPermission
class="System.Security.Permissions.SecurityPermission, mscorlib, Version=1.2.3300.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"
version="1"
Flags="Execution" />
<IPermission
class="System.Security.Permissions.UIPermission, mscorlib, Version=1.2.3300.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"
version="1"
Window="SafeTopLevelWindows"
Clipboard="OwnClipboard" />
<IPermission
class="System.Drawing.Printing.PrintingPermission, System.Drawing, Version=1.2.3300.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a"
version="1"
Level="SafePrinting" />
</PermissionSet>
<defaultAssemblyRequest permissionSetReference="Internet" />
</applicationRequestMinimum>
</security>
</trustInfo>
The second example illustrates the trustInfo
element for the default permissions available in the LocalIntranet security zone.
<trustInfo>
<security>
<applicationRequestMinimum>
<PermissionSet ID="LocalIntranet">
<IPermission
class="System.Security.Permissions.EnvironmentPermission, mscorlib, Version=1.2.3300.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"
version="1"
Read="USERNAME" />
<IPermission
class="System.Security.Permissions.FileDialogPermission, mscorlib, Version=1.2.3300.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"
version="1"
Unrestricted="true" />
<IPermission
class="System.Security.Permissions.IsolatedStorageFilePermission, mscorlib, Version=1.2.3300.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"
version="1"
Allowed="AssemblyIsolationByUser"
UserQuota="9223372036854775807"
Expiry="9223372036854775807"
Permanent="True" />
<IPermission
class="System.Security.Permissions.ReflectionPermission, mscorlib, Version=1.2.3300.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"
version="1"
Flags="ReflectionEmit" />
<IPermission
class="System.Security.Permissions.SecurityPermission, mscorlib, Version=1.2.3300.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"
version="1"
Flags="Assertion, Execution" />
<IPermission
class="System.Security.Permissions.UIPermission, mscorlib, Version=1.2.3300.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"
version="1"
Unrestricted="true" />
<IPermission
class="System.Net.DnsPermission, System, Version=1.2.3300.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"
version="1"
Unrestricted="true" />
<IPermission
class="System.Drawing.Printing.PrintingPermission, System.Drawing, Version=1.2.3300.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a"
version="1"
Level="DefaultPrinting" />
<IPermission
class="System.Diagnostics.EventLogPermission, System, Version=1.2.3300.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"
version="1" />
</PermissionSet>
<defaultAssemblyRequest permissionSetReference="LocalIntranet" />
</applicationRequestMinimum>
</security>
</trustInfo>
The third example illustrates the trustInfo
element for the default permissions available in the FullTrust security zone.
<trustInfo>
<security>
<applicationRequestMinimum>
<PermissionSet ID="FullTrust" Unrestricted="true" />
<defaultAssemblyRequest permissionSetReference="FullTrust" />
</applicationRequestMinimum>
</security>
</trustInfo>