How can I get the SID of the current Windows account?

Question

I am looking for an easy way to get the SID for the current Windows user account. I know I can do it through WMI, but I don\'t want to go that route.

Apologies to ev

Answer 1

In C# you can use either

using Microsoft.Win32.Security;

...

string username = Environment.UserName + "@" + Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("USERDNSDOMAIN");

Sid sidUser = new Sid (username);

Or...

using System.Security.AccessControl;

using System.Security.Principal;

...

WindowsIdentity m_Self = WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent();

SecurityIdentifier m_SID = m_Self.Owner;");