WinSecurityBuilderExtensions.UseWindowsAuthentication(IWinAuthenticationBuilder, Action<WindowsAuthenticationOptions>) Method

Enables Windows Authentication in the application with the Security System in Integrated Mode.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Win.ApplicationBuilder

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Win.v25.1.dll

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

Declaration

C#

public static IWinAuthenticationBuilder UseWindowsAuthentication(
    this IWinAuthenticationBuilder builder,
    Action<WindowsAuthenticationOptions> configureOptions
)

VB.NET

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function UseWindowsAuthentication(
    builder As IWinAuthenticationBuilder,
    configureOptions As Action(Of WindowsAuthenticationOptions)
) As IWinAuthenticationBuilder

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
builder	IWinAuthenticationBuilder	Allows you to enable and configure the Security System in your application, and chain further configuration.
configureOptions	Action<WindowsAuthenticationOptions>	Options that allow you to configure the Security System in Integrated Mode.

Returns

Type
IWinAuthenticationBuilder

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
            .UseIntegratedMode(options => {
                // ...
            })
            .UseWindowsAuthentication(options => {
                options.CreateUserAutomatically();
            });
        // ...
    }
    // ...
}