UserIdentity Class

Specifies user's identity, using one or more token infos, such as anonymous, user name, Kerberos, or X.509 certificate.

Object Model

Syntax

[CLSCompliant(true)]
[ComDefaultInterface(OpcLabs.BaseLib.IdentityModel.User.ComTypes._UserIdentity)]
[ComVisible(true)]
[Guid("191B5A33-48BC-4BDA-873C-12922E2DBE3E")]
[TypeConverter(System.ComponentModel.ExpandableObjectConverter)]
[ValueControl("OpcLabs.BaseLib.Forms.IdentityModel.UserIdentityControl, OpcLabs.BaseLibForms, Version=5.72.465.1, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=6faddca41dacb409")]
[Serializable()]
public sealed class UserIdentity : OpcLabs.BaseLib.Parameters, OpcLabs.BaseLib.ComTypes._Info, OpcLabs.BaseLib.ComTypes._Object2, OpcLabs.BaseLib.ComTypes._Parameters, OpcLabs.BaseLib.IdentityModel.User.ComTypes._UserIdentity, System.ComponentModel.INotifyPropertyChanged, System.ICloneable, System.Runtime.Serialization.ISerializable, System.Xml.Serialization.IXmlSerializable

[CLSCompliant(true)]
[ComDefaultInterface(OpcLabs.BaseLib.IdentityModel.User.ComTypes._UserIdentity)]
[ComVisible(true)]
[Guid("191B5A33-48BC-4BDA-873C-12922E2DBE3E")]
[TypeConverter(System.ComponentModel.ExpandableObjectConverter)]
[ValueControl("OpcLabs.BaseLib.Forms.IdentityModel.UserIdentityControl, OpcLabs.BaseLibForms, Version=5.72.465.1, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=6faddca41dacb409")]
[Serializable()]
public ref class UserIdentity sealed : public OpcLabs.BaseLib.Parameters, OpcLabs.BaseLib.ComTypes._Info, OpcLabs.BaseLib.ComTypes._Object2, OpcLabs.BaseLib.ComTypes._Parameters, OpcLabs.BaseLib.IdentityModel.User.ComTypes._UserIdentity, System.ComponentModel.INotifyPropertyChanged, System.ICloneable, System.Runtime.Serialization.ISerializable, System.Xml.Serialization.IXmlSerializable

'Declaration
 
<CLSCompliantAttribute(True)>
<ComDefaultInterfaceAttribute(OpcLabs.BaseLib.IdentityModel.User.ComTypes._UserIdentity)>
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)>
<GuidAttribute("191B5A33-48BC-4BDA-873C-12922E2DBE3E")>
<TypeConverterAttribute(System.ComponentModel.ExpandableObjectConverter)>
<ValueControlAttribute("OpcLabs.BaseLib.Forms.IdentityModel.UserIdentityControl, OpcLabs.BaseLibForms, Version=5.72.465.1, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=6faddca41dacb409")>
<SerializableAttribute()>
Public NotInheritable Class UserIdentity 
   Inherits OpcLabs.BaseLib.Parameters
   Implements OpcLabs.BaseLib.ComTypes._Info, OpcLabs.BaseLib.ComTypes._Object2, OpcLabs.BaseLib.ComTypes._Parameters, OpcLabs.BaseLib.IdentityModel.User.ComTypes._UserIdentity, System.ComponentModel.INotifyPropertyChanged, System.ICloneable, System.Runtime.Serialization.ISerializable, System.Xml.Serialization.IXmlSerializable

'Usage
 
Dim instance As UserIdentity

Example

.NET

COM

// Shows how to find all registrations in the GDS.

using System;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Extensions;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Gds;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel;

namespace UADocExamples.Gds._EasyUAGlobalDiscoveryClient
{
    class FindApplications
    {
        public static void Main1()
        {
            // Define which GDS we will work with.
            UAEndpointDescriptor gdsEndpointDescriptor =
                ((UAEndpointDescriptor)"opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:58810/GlobalDiscoveryServer")
                .WithUserNameIdentity("appuser", "demo");

            // Instantiate the global discovery client object
            var globalDiscoveryClient = new EasyUAGlobalDiscoveryClient();

            // Find all (client or server) applications registered in the GDS.
            UAApplicationDescription[] applicationDescriptionArray;
            try
            {
                globalDiscoveryClient.QueryApplications(
                    gdsEndpointDescriptor: gdsEndpointDescriptor,
                    startingRecordId: 0,
                    maximumRecordsToReturn: 0,
                    applicationName: "",
                    applicationUriString: "",
                    applicationTypes: UAApplicationTypes.All,
                    productUriString: "",
                    serverCapabilities: new string[0],
                    lastCounterResetTime: out _,
                    nextRecordId: out _,
                    applications: out applicationDescriptionArray);
            }
            catch (UAException uaException)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", uaException.GetBaseException().Message);
                return;
            }

            // For each application returned by the query, find its registrations in the GDS.
            foreach (UAApplicationDescription applicationDescription in applicationDescriptionArray)
            {
                Console.WriteLine();
                Console.WriteLine("Application URI string: {0}", applicationDescription.ApplicationUriString);

                UAApplicationRecordDataType[] applicationRecordArray;
                try
                {
                    applicationRecordArray = globalDiscoveryClient.FindApplications(
                        gdsEndpointDescriptor,
                        applicationDescription.ApplicationUriString);
                }
                catch (UAException uaException)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("  *** Failure: {0}", uaException.GetBaseException().Message);
                    continue;
                }

                // Display results
                foreach (UAApplicationRecordDataType applicationRecord in applicationRecordArray)
                    Console.WriteLine("  Application ID: {0}", applicationRecord.ApplicationId);
            }


            // Example output:
            //
            //Application URI string: urn:sampleserver
            //  Application ID: nsu=http://opcfoundation.org/UA/GDS/applications/ ;ns=2;g=09ecaa08-6ec6-462c-a214-1e66a3099107
            //
            //Application URI string: urn:alarmconditionserver
            //  Application ID: nsu=http://opcfoundation.org/UA/GDS/applications/ ;ns=2;g=783e1e9a-8036-43b6-928f-97488c460266
            //
            //Application URI string: urn:PC:MultiTargetUADocExamples:5.54.1026.1:neutral:null
            //  Application ID: nsu=http://opcfoundation.org/UA/GDS/applications/ ;ns=2;g=9e700ea5-55a6-4c3c-ba9f-b91c890dc519
            //
            //Application URI string: urn:PC:UADocExamples:5.56.0.16:neutral:null
            //  Application ID: nsu=http://opcfoundation.org/UA/GDS/applications/ ;ns=2;g=e182e28c-086b-4fc7-82c7-70ca7cda3033
            //
            //Application URI string: urn:PC:cscript:5.812.10240.16384
            //  Application ID: nsu=http://opcfoundation.org/UA/GDS/applications/ ;ns=2;g=aec94459-f513-4979-8619-8383555fca61
        }
    }
}

# Shows how to find all registrations in the GDS.

# The QuickOPC package is needed. Install it using "pip install opclabs_quickopc".
import opclabs_quickopc

# Import .NET namespaces.
from System import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Extensions import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Gds import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel import *


# Define which GDS we will work with.
gdsEndpointDescriptor = UAEndpointDescriptor('opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:58810/GlobalDiscoveryServer')
gdsEndpointDescriptor = UAEndpointDescriptorExtension.WithUserNameIdentity(gdsEndpointDescriptor,
                                                                           'appadmin', 'demo')

# Instantiate the global discovery client object.
globalDiscoveryClient = EasyUAGlobalDiscoveryClient()

# Find all (client or server) applications registered in the GDS.
try:
    _, _, _, applicationDescriptionArray = globalDiscoveryClient.QueryApplications(
        gdsEndpointDescriptor,
        0,  # startingRecordId
        0,  # maximumRecordsToReturn
        '', # applicationName
        '', # applicationUriString
        UAApplicationTypes.All, # applicationTypes
        '', # productUriString
        Array.Empty[String](),  # serverCapabilities
        DateTime(), # out lastCounterResetTime
        0,  # out nextRecordId
        Array.Empty[UAApplicationDescription]()) # out applications
except UAException as uaException:
    print('*** Failure: ' + uaException.GetBaseException().Message)
    exit()

# For each application returned by the query, find its registrations in the GDS.
for applicationDescription in applicationDescriptionArray:
    print()
    print('Application URI string: ', applicationDescription.ApplicationUriString, sep='')

    try:
        applicationRecordArray = globalDiscoveryClient.FindApplications(
            gdsEndpointDescriptor,
            applicationDescription.ApplicationUriString)
    except UAException as uaException:
        print('  *** Failure: ' + uaException.GetBaseException().Message)
        continue

    # Display results.
    for applicationRecord in applicationRecordArray:
        print('  Application ID: ', applicationRecord.ApplicationId, sep='')

print()
print('Finished.')

' Shows how to find all registrations in the GDS.

Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Extensions
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Gds
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel

Namespace Gds._EasyUAGlobalDiscoveryClient
    Friend Class FindApplications
        Public Shared Sub Main1()

            ' Define which GDS we will work with.
            Dim gdsEndpointDescriptor As UAEndpointDescriptor =
                New UAEndpointDescriptor("opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:58810/GlobalDiscoveryServer") _
                .WithUserNameIdentity("appuser", "demo")

            ' Instantiate the global discovery client object
            Dim globalDiscoveryClient = New EasyUAGlobalDiscoveryClient()

            ' Find all (client or server) applications registered in the GDS.
            Dim applicationDescriptionArray() As UAApplicationDescription = Nothing
            Try
                Dim lastCounterResetTime As DateTime
                Dim nextRecordId As Long
                globalDiscoveryClient.QueryApplications(
                    gdsEndpointDescriptor:=gdsEndpointDescriptor,
                    startingRecordId:=0,
                    maximumRecordsToReturn:=0,
                    applicationName:="",
                    applicationUriString:="",
                    applicationTypes:=UAApplicationTypes.All,
                    productUriString:="",
                    serverCapabilities:=New String() {},
                    lastCounterResetTime:=lastCounterResetTime,
                    nextRecordId:=nextRecordId,
                    applications:=applicationDescriptionArray)
            Catch uaException As UAException
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", uaException.GetBaseException.Message)
                Exit Sub
            End Try

            ' For each application returned by the query, find its registrations in the GDS.
            For Each applicationDescription As UAApplicationDescription In applicationDescriptionArray
                Console.WriteLine()
                Console.WriteLine("Application URI string: {0}", applicationDescription.ApplicationUriString)

                Dim applicationRecordArray() As UAApplicationRecordDataType
                Try
                    applicationRecordArray = globalDiscoveryClient.FindApplications(
                        gdsEndpointDescriptor,
                        applicationDescription.ApplicationUriString)
                Catch uaException As UAException
                    Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", uaException.GetBaseException.Message)
                    Continue For
                End Try

                ' Display results
                For Each applicationRecord As UAApplicationRecordDataType In applicationRecordArray
                    Console.WriteLine("  Application ID: {0}", applicationRecord.ApplicationId)
                Next applicationRecord
            Next applicationDescription
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

Object Pascal
VBScript

// Shows how to find all registrations in the GDS.

class procedure FindApplications.Main;
var
  ApplicationDescription: _UAApplicationDescription;
  ApplicationDescriptionArray: OleVariant;
  ApplicationName: WideString;
  ApplicationRecord: _UAApplicationRecordDataType;
  ApplicationRecordArray: OleVariant;
  ApplicationUriString: WideString;
  GlobalDiscoveryClient: OpcLabs_EasyOpcUA_TLB._EasyUAGlobalDiscoveryClient;
  GdsEndpointDescriptor: _UAEndpointDescriptor;
  I, J: integer;
  LastCounterResetTime: TDateTime;
  MaximumRecordsToReturn: Integer;
  NextRecordId: Integer;
  ProductUriString: WideString;
  ServerCapabilities: array of string;
  StartingRecordId: Integer;
begin
  // Define which GDS we will work with.
  GdsEndpointDescriptor := CoUAEndpointDescriptor.Create;
  GdsEndpointDescriptor.UrlString := 'opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:58810/GlobalDiscoveryServer';
  GdsEndpointDescriptor.UserIdentity.UserNameTokenInfo.UserName := 'appadmin';
  GdsEndpointDescriptor.UserIdentity.UserNameTokenInfo.Password := 'demo';

  // Instantiate the global discovery client object
  GlobalDiscoveryClient := CoEasyUAGlobalDiscoveryClient.Create;

  // Find all (client or server) applications registered in the GDS.
  StartingRecordId := 0;
  MaximumRecordsToReturn := 0;
  ApplicationName := '';
  ApplicationUriString := '';
  ProductUriString := '';
  try
    GlobalDiscoveryClient.QueryApplications(
      GdsEndpointDescriptor,
      StartingRecordId,
      MaximumRecordsToReturn,
      ApplicationName,
      ApplicationUriString,
      UAApplicationTypes_All,
      ProductUriString,
      ServerCapabilities,
      LastCounterResetTime,
      NextRecordId,
      ApplicationDescriptionArray);
  except
    on E: EOleException do
    begin
      WriteLn(Format('*** Failure: %s', [E.GetBaseException.Message]));
    end;
  end;

  // For each application returned by the query, find its registrations in the GDS.
  for I := VarArrayLowBound(ApplicationDescriptionArray,1) to VarArrayHighBound(ApplicationDescriptionArray,1) do
  begin
    ApplicationDescription := IUnknown(ApplicationDescriptionArray[I]) as _UAApplicationDescription;
    WriteLn;
    WriteLn('Application URI string: ', ApplicationDescription.ApplicationUriString);
    try
    TVarData(ApplicationRecordArray).VType := varArray or varVariant;
    TVarData(ApplicationRecordArray).VArray := PVarArray(
      GlobalDiscoveryClient.FindApplications(
        GdsEndpointDescriptor,
        ApplicationDescription.ApplicationUriString));
    except
      on E: EOleException do
      begin
        WriteLn(Format('*** Failure: %s', [E.GetBaseException.Message]));
        Continue;
      end;
    end;
      for J := VarArrayLowBound(ApplicationRecordArray, 1) to VarArrayHighBound(ApplicationRecordArray, 1) do
      begin
        // Display results
        ApplicationRecord := IUnknown(ApplicationRecordArray[J]) as _UAApplicationRecordDataType;
        WriteLn('  Application ID: ', ApplicationRecord.ApplicationId.ToString);
      end;
  end;

  // Example output:
  //
  //Application URI string: urn:sampleserver
  //  Application ID: nsu=http://opcfoundation.org/UA/GDS/applications/ ;ns=2;g=09ecaa08-6ec6-462c-a214-1e66a3099107
  //
  //Application URI string: urn:alarmconditionserver
  //  Application ID: nsu=http://opcfoundation.org/UA/GDS/applications/ ;ns=2;g=783e1e9a-8036-43b6-928f-97488c460266
  //
  //Application URI string: urn:PC:MultiTargetUADocExamples:5.54.1026.1:neutral:null
  //  Application ID: nsu=http://opcfoundation.org/UA/GDS/applications/ ;ns=2;g=9e700ea5-55a6-4c3c-ba9f-b91c890dc519
  //
  //Application URI string: urn:PC:UADocExamples:5.56.0.16:neutral:null
  //  Application ID: nsu=http://opcfoundation.org/UA/GDS/applications/ ;ns=2;g=e182e28c-086b-4fc7-82c7-70ca7cda3033
  //
  //Application URI string: urn:PC:cscript:5.812.10240.16384
  //  Application ID: nsu=http://opcfoundation.org/UA/GDS/applications/ ;ns=2;g=aec94459-f513-4979-8619-8383555fca61

end;

Rem Shows how to find all registrations in the GDS.

Option Explicit

Const UAApplicationTypes_All = 7

' Define which GDS we will work with.
Dim GdsEndpointDescriptor: Set GdsEndpointDescriptor = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.UAEndpointDescriptor")
GdsEndpointDescriptor.UrlString = "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:58810/GlobalDiscoveryServer"
GdsEndpointDescriptor.UserIdentity.UserNameTokenInfo.UserName = "appadmin"
GdsEndpointDescriptor.UserIdentity.UserNameTokenInfo.Password = "demo"

' Instantiate the global discovery client object
Dim GlobalDiscoveryClient: Set GlobalDiscoveryClient = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Gds.EasyUAGlobalDiscoveryClient")

' Find all (client or server) applications registered in the GDS.
Dim startingRecordId: startingRecordId = 0
Dim maximumRecordsToReturn: maximumRecordsToReturn = 0
Dim applicationName: applicationName = ""
Dim applicationUriString: applicationUriString = ""
Dim productUriString: productUriString = ""
Dim serverCapabilities: serverCapabilities = Array()
Dim lastCounterResetTime
Dim nextRecordId
Dim applicationDescriptionArray
On Error Resume Next
GlobalDiscoveryClient.QueryApplications _
    GdsEndpointDescriptor, _
    startingRecordId, _
    maximumRecordsToReturn, _
    applicationName, _
    applicationUriString, _
    UAApplicationTypes_All, _
    productUriString, _
    serverCapabilities, _ 
    lastCounterResetTime, _
    nextRecordId, _
    applicationDescriptionArray
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
    WScript.Echo "*** Failure: " & Err.Source & ": " & Err.Description
    WScript.Quit
End If
On Error Goto 0

' For each application returned by the query, find its registrations in the GDS.
Dim ApplicationDescription
For Each ApplicationDescription In applicationDescriptionArray
    WScript.Echo
    WScript.Echo "Application URI string: " & ApplicationDescription.ApplicationUriString

    On Error Resume Next
    Dim applicationRecordArray: applicationRecordArray = GlobalDiscoveryClient.FindApplications( _
        gdsEndpointDescriptor, _
        ApplicationDescription.ApplicationUriString)
    If Err.Number <> 0 Then
        WScript.Echo "  *** Failure: " & Err.Source & ": " & Err.Description
    Else
        Dim ApplicationRecord
        For Each ApplicationRecord In applicationRecordArray
            ' Display results
            WScript.Echo "  Application ID: " & ApplicationRecord.ApplicationId
        Next
    End If
    On Error Goto 0
Next


' Example output:
'
'Application URI string: urn:sampleserver
'  Application ID: nsu=http://opcfoundation.org/UA/GDS/applications/ ;ns=2;g=09ecaa08-6ec6-462c-a214-1e66a3099107
'
'Application URI string: urn:alarmconditionserver
'  Application ID: nsu=http://opcfoundation.org/UA/GDS/applications/ ;ns=2;g=783e1e9a-8036-43b6-928f-97488c460266
'
'Application URI string: urn:PC:MultiTargetUADocExamples:5.54.1026.1:neutral:null
'  Application ID: nsu=http://opcfoundation.org/UA/GDS/applications/ ;ns=2;g=9e700ea5-55a6-4c3c-ba9f-b91c890dc519
'
'Application URI string: urn:PC:UADocExamples:5.56.0.16:neutral:null
'  Application ID: nsu=http://opcfoundation.org/UA/GDS/applications/ ;ns=2;g=e182e28c-086b-4fc7-82c7-70ca7cda3033
'
'Application URI string: urn:PC:cscript:5.812.10240.16384
'  Application ID: nsu=http://opcfoundation.org/UA/GDS/applications/ ;ns=2;g=aec94459-f513-4979-8619-8383555fca61

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
   OpcLabs.BaseLib.Object2
      OpcLabs.BaseLib.Info
         OpcLabs.BaseLib.Parameters
            OpcLabs.BaseLib.IdentityModel.User.UserIdentity

Requirements

Target Platforms: .NET Framework: Windows 10 (selected versions), Windows 11 (selected versions), Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2022; .NET: Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows

Reference

UserIdentity Members
OpcLabs.BaseLib.IdentityModel.User Namespace

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