Here is a trivial console application that i run in command prompt:
using System;
using System.Threading;
namespace Test
{
internal class Runner
{
[STAThread]
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Console.WriteLine(Thread.CurrentPrincipal.GetType().Name);
Console.WriteLine(Thread.CurrentPrincipal.Identity.Name);
}
}
}
The output is 'GenericPrincipal' and empty string as identity name. Why the run-time constructs GenericPrincipal
instead of WindowsPrincipal
? How do i force it to construct WindowsPrincipal
from the security token of the starting process (cmd.exe in my case)?
You have to tell your app what PrincipalPolicy to use. You would add
AppDomain.CurrentDomain.SetPrincipalPolicy(PrincipalPolicy.WindowsPrincipal);
making your code look like:
using System;
using System.Threading;
using System.Security.Principal;
namespace Test
{
internal class Runner
{
[STAThread]
static void Main(string[] args)
{
AppDomain.CurrentDomain.SetPrincipalPolicy(PrincipalPolicy.WindowsPrincipal);
Console.WriteLine(Thread.CurrentPrincipal.GetType().Name);
Console.WriteLine(Thread.CurrentPrincipal.Identity.Name);
}
}
}
See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.appdomain.setprincipalpolicy.aspx