Extending Windows Identity

[Stokesy]

Hi,

I wan't to implement an reusable login framework which extends on
WindowsIdentity to provide additional attributes which can be filled from the
AD or a Database.

Is the best method to implement IIDentity or to inherit from
WindowsIdentity. If the latter, can someone post a sample on the best way to
do this.

Many Thanks

 

[Joe Kaplan \(MVP - ADSI\)]

Probably the best bet is to implement a custom IPrincipal object with your
special properties on it. You could provide implementation that inherit
from WindowsPrincipal and implement your special interface and also provide
other implementations that implement IPrincipal and your custom interface
such as extending GenericPrincipal. This gives you maximum flexibility
which is nice in a reusable framework.

Joe K.