HostingEnvironment.Impersonate Method
Definition
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Allows code to impersonate a different user.
Overloads
| Impersonate() |
Impersonates the user represented by the application identity. |
| Impersonate(IntPtr) |
Impersonates the user represented by the specified user token. |
| Impersonate(IntPtr, String) |
Impersonates the user specified by the configuration settings for the specified virtual path, or the specified user token. |
Impersonate()
Impersonates the user represented by the application identity.
public:
static IDisposable ^ Impersonate();public static IDisposable Impersonate ();static member Impersonate : unit -> IDisposablePublic Shared Function Impersonate () As IDisposableReturns
An IDisposable object that represents the Windows user prior to impersonation; this object can be used to revert to the original user's context.
Exceptions
The process cannot impersonate.
Applies to
Impersonate(IntPtr)
Impersonates the user represented by the specified user token.
public:
static IDisposable ^ Impersonate(IntPtr token);public static IDisposable Impersonate (IntPtr token);static member Impersonate : nativeint -> IDisposablePublic Shared Function Impersonate (token As IntPtr) As IDisposableParameters
- token
-
IntPtr
nativeint
The handle of a Windows account token.
Returns
An IDisposable object that represents the Windows user prior to impersonation; this object can be used to revert to the original user's context.
Exceptions
The process cannot impersonate.
Applies to
Impersonate(IntPtr, String)
Impersonates the user specified by the configuration settings for the specified virtual path, or the specified user token.
public:
static IDisposable ^ Impersonate(IntPtr userToken, System::String ^ virtualPath);public static IDisposable Impersonate (IntPtr userToken, string virtualPath);static member Impersonate : nativeint * string -> IDisposablePublic Shared Function Impersonate (userToken As IntPtr, virtualPath As String) As IDisposableParameters
- userToken
-
IntPtr
nativeint
The handle of a Windows account token.
- virtualPath
- String
The path to the requested resource.
Returns
An IDisposable object that represents the Windows user prior to impersonation; this object can be used to revert to the original user's context.
Exceptions
The process cannot impersonate.
Remarks
The Impersonate method impersonates the user that results after applying all elements in the configuration settings affecting the specified virtual path. If an identity element is not specified for the virtual path, the Impersonate method impersonates the specified Windows account.
