Mono.Posix 1.0.5000.0 2.0.0.0 4.0.0.0 System.Object

When using Unix domain sockets (via or , for example) most operating systems support the passing of credentials through the socket. Generally, the process id (PID) of the application on the other side of the connection as well as the group ID (GID) and user ID (UID) of the executing user are available. This is done via the kernel and cannot be spoofed, so this can be used to reliably authenticate a Unix socket connection.

Not all operating systems support this and the values of , , and may all be zero. Constructor 1.0.5000.0 2.0.0.0 4.0.0.0 A , but this must be a Unix domain socket.

Reads the peer credentials from a Unix domain socket.

If the passed in is not a Unix domain socket, is thrown. Property 1.0.5000.0 2.0.0.0 4.0.0.0 System.Int32

The Unix group ID

The Unix group ID of the connection's peer. Property 1.0.5000.0 2.0.0.0 4.0.0.0 System.Int32

The process ID

The process ID of the connection's peer. Property 1.0.5000.0 2.0.0.0 4.0.0.0 System.Int32

The Unix user ID

The Unix user ID of the connection's peer.