Get the current identity and its associated principal : WindowsIdentity « Security « C# / CSharp Tutorial

1. C# / CSharp Tutorial
2. Security
3. WindowsIdentity

using System;
using System.Security.Principal;


class MainClass
{
  public static void Main() 
  {
    WindowsIdentity wi = WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent();

    
    WindowsPrincipal prin = new WindowsPrincipal(wi);

    Console.WriteLine("Principal information:");
    Console.WriteLine("  Authentication Type: {0}", prin.Identity.AuthenticationType);
    Console.WriteLine("  Is authenticated: {0}", prin.Identity.IsAuthenticated);
    Console.WriteLine("  Name: {0}", prin.Identity.Name);

  }
}

Principal information:
  Authentication Type: NTLM
  Is authenticated: True
  Name: JAVA2S\Joe