What is impersonation in ASP.NET?

Impersonation is when ASP.NET executes code in the context of an authenticated and authorized client.
Impersonation can significantly affect performance and scaling. It is generally more expensive to impersonate a client on a call than to make the call directly.


Ex:
<identity impersonate="true"
userName="domain\user"
password="password" />

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