Creating Custom Principal Class

For creating a Custom Principal class, implement it based on the IPrincipal. There are some interesting

benefits by overriding the IPrincipal Interface. Check out the Benefits mentioned below.

C# Code Sample

Using System;

Using System.Security.Principal;

namespace CustomRoleBasedSecurity

{

Public class CustomPrincipal : IPrinicpal

{

     //Implementing the Private Variables for the Standard Properties

Private IIdentity _identity;

       Private string [] _roles;

     //Allow caller to create the Object and Specify all properties

     Public CustomPrincipal (IIdentity identify, string [] roles)

{

 _identify = identity;

 _roles    = new string [roles. Length];

 roles.CopyTo(_roles,0);

 Array.Sort(_roles);

}                         

//Implement Public read-only Interfaces for Standard Properties

Public bool IsInRole (string role)

{

  return Array.BinarySearch(_roles, role) > = 0 ? true :false;

}

Public IIdentity Identity

{

 Get

 { return_identity;}

}

}

}

VB.NET Code Sample

Imports System;

Imports System.Security.Principal;

Public Class CustomPrinicipal Implements IPrincipal

 ‘Implement Private variables for Standard Properties

  Private _identity as IIdentity

  Private _roles as String()

 ‘Allowing the caller to create the Object and Specify all Properties

Public Sub New (ByVal Identity As IIdentity, ByVal roles as String())

_identity = identity

roles.CopyTo(_roles, 0)

Array.Sort(_roles)

End Sub

‘Implement Public read-only Interfaces for Standard Properties

Public Function IsinRole(ByVal role as String) As Boolean

       Implements Iprincipal.IsInrole

       Return False

End Function

Public ReadOnly property Identity() as IIdentity

       Implements IPrincipal.Identity

       Get

              Return_identity

       End Get

End Property

End Class