MiddleTierAuthenticationBuilderExtensions.UseWindowsAuthentication(IMiddleTierAuthenticationBuilder) Method

Enables Windows Authentication in the Middle Tier application server.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Win.ApplicationBuilder

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Win.v24.2.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Win, DevExpress.ExpressApp.Win.Design

Declaration

C#

public static IMiddleTierAuthenticationBuilder UseWindowsAuthentication(
    this IMiddleTierAuthenticationBuilder builder
)

VB.NET

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function UseWindowsAuthentication(
    builder As IMiddleTierAuthenticationBuilder
) As IMiddleTierAuthenticationBuilder

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
builder	IMiddleTierAuthenticationBuilder	Allows you to enable and configure the Security System in your application, and chain further configuration.

Returns

Type
IMiddleTierAuthenticationBuilder

Remarks

The following example demonstrates how to use this method:

File: MySolution.Win\Startup.cs.

C#

using DevExpress.ExpressApp.ApplicationBuilder;
using DevExpress.ExpressApp.Win.ApplicationBuilder;
// ...
public class ApplicationBuilder : IDesignTimeApplicationFactory {
    public static WinApplication BuildApplication(string connectionString) {
        var builder = WinApplication.CreateBuilder();
        builder.UseApplication<MySolutionWindowsFormsApplication>();
        // ...
        builder.Security
            .UseMiddleTierMode(options => {
                // ...
            })
            .UseWindowsAuthentication();
        // ...
    }
    // ...
}