CoImpersonateClient

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Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3

4/8/2010

This function allows the server to impersonate the client of the current call for the duration of the call.

Syntax

HRESULT CoImpersonateClient( )

Parameters

None.

Return Value

This function supports the standard return values, including the following value:

• S_OK
  Indicates success.

Remarks

This method allows the server to impersonate the client of the current call for the duration of the call. If you do not call CoRevertToSelf, COM reverts automatically for you.

This function will fail unless the object is being called with RPC_C_AUTHN_LEVEL_CONNECT or higher authentication in effect (which is any authentication level except RPC_C_AUTHN_LEVEL_NONE).

This function encapsulates the following sequence of common calls (error handling excluded).

CoGetCallContext(IID_IServerSecurity, (void**)&pss);
pss->ImpersonateClient();
pss->Release();

CoImpersonateClient encapsulates the process of getting a pointer to an instance of IServerSecurity that contains data about the current call, calling its ImpersonateClient method, and then releasing the pointer.

One call to CoRevertToSelf (or IServerSecurity::RevertToSelf) will undo any number of ImpersonateClient calls.

To determine whether the platform supports this function, see Determining Supported COM APIs.

Requirements

See Also

Reference

COM Functions