Hey

I'am writing a Windows application using C#. I would like to do this:

Application Start:
Is User Authendicated (windows)
does user exists in Administrators or in MyAppGroup ( MyAppGroup = the
AD group for users running the application)

If IsUser Authendicated = False or not in the above groups -> display login
form

I found some code:
System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity ident =
System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurre nt();

System.Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal prin = new
WindowsPrincipal(ident);

System.Threading.Thread.CurrentPrincipal = prin;

IdentityReferenceCollection col = ident.Groups;

IdentityReference ir = col[1];

In the ident object i'll get the IsAuthendicated property and also i see the
Groups property

The two last lines was just to have a look on a group. I cant get the group
name (like Administrator) how to do that?

Kind regards
Johnny E. Jensen

Try this,

WindowsIdentity ident = WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent();
WindowsPrincipal prin = new WindowsPrincipal(ident);

// User authenticated?
if (ident.IsAuthenticated)
{
// User is administrator or in MyAppGroup?
if (!prin.IsInRole("Administrator") && !prin.IsInRole("MyAppGroup"))
{
// Show login form
}
}
else
{
// Show login form
}

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"Johnny E. Jensen" <jej (AT) winner-crm (DOT) dk> wrote