IIdentity.AuthenticationType Property

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Definition

Namespace:
System.Security.Principal
Assembly:
System.Security.Principal.dll
Assembly:
System.Runtime.dll
Assembly:
mscorlib.dll
Assembly:
netstandard.dll

Gets the type of authentication used.

public:
 property System::String ^ AuthenticationType { System::String ^ get(); };
public string AuthenticationType { get; }
public string? AuthenticationType { get; }
member this.AuthenticationType : string
Public ReadOnly Property AuthenticationType As String

Property Value

String

The type of authentication used to identify the user.

Remarks

The authentication type is passed to the common language runtime by the operating system or by another authentication provider. Basic authentication, NTLM, Kerberos, and Passport are examples of authentication types.

Applies to