Display Windows User Properties in VB.NET

Submitted by donbermoy on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - 23:29.

Today, I will teach you how to create a program that displays the Windows User Properties in VB.NET. It will have Windows user properties like Username, Guest User, System, Anonymous, Authentication, Impersonation Level, Authentication Type, Groups, Owner Value, User Value, and Token Size. Now, let's start this tutorial! 1. Let's start with creating a Windows Form Application for this tutorial by following the following steps in Microsoft Visual Studio: Go to File, click New Project, and choose Windows Application. 2. Next, add only one TextBox named TextBox1. 3. Now, we will do the coding. First, import the System.Security library to access the Principal keyword that will be used for accessing the windows identity.

Imports System.Security

Then code for the Form Load. To access the username who logged in your PC. Have this code:

 TextBox1.Text = "- Username: " + Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent.Name

To determine if it is a guest user or not. Have this code:

        If Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent.IsGuest = "false" Then
            TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & vbCrLf & "- Not Guest User"
        Else
            TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & vbCrLf & "- Guest User"
        End If

To determine if it is a system user or not. Have this code:

                If Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent.IsSystem = "false" Then
            TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & vbCrLf & "- Not System"
        Else
            TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & vbCrLf & "- System"
        End If

To determine if it is an anonymous user or not. Have this code:

        If Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent.IsAnonymous = "false" Then
            TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & vbCrLf & "- Not Anonymous"
        Else
            TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & vbCrLf & "- Anonymous"
        End If

To determine if it is an authenticated or not. Have this code:

        If Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent.IsAuthenticated = "false" Then
            TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & vbCrLf & "- Not Authenticatedr"
        Else
            TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & vbCrLf & "- Authenticated"
        End If

To determine the Impersonation Level. Have this code:

        TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & vbCrLf & "- Impersonation Level: " & Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent.ImpersonationLevel

To determine the Authentication Type. Have this code:

       TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & vbCrLf & "- Authentication Type: " & Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent.AuthenticationType.ToString

To determine the Groups. Have this code:

       TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & vbCrLf & "- Groups: " & Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent.Groups.ToString

To determine the Owner Value. Have this code:

      TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & vbCrLf & "- Owner Value: " & Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent.Owner.Value.ToString

To determine the User Value. Have this code:

  TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & vbCrLf & "- User Value: " & Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent.User.Value.ToString

To determine the Token Size. Have this code:

TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & vbCrLf & "- Token Size: " & Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent.Token.Size

Output:

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