Security Exception on WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent()

Question

Click Once deplyment.

Application runs fine in VS2008.

When running the deployed app throws exception on: WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent()

Request for the permission of type 'System.Security.Permissions.SecurityPermission, mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089' failed.

Click Once security settings: full-trust application.

Any ideas?

thanks, BP

Answer 1

One way is to specify that every end-user has to have a deployment zone policy that allows SecurityPermissionFlag.ControlPrincipal.

Another way is simply to request this specific permission for your application during deployment. If the end-user agrees, the permission will be granted.

Alternatively you can go the whole hog and request FullTrust for your application during deployment.