---
title: ApplicationEnvironment
summary: API reference for ApplicationEnvironment.
status: draft
owner: <owner>
last_reviewed: 2026-07-23
library: SAIF.Framework.Security.EnvironmentApi
reference_type: package
---

# ApplicationEnvironment

`ApplicationEnvironment` is the enum of deployment tiers returned by `IEnvironmentService.GetApplicationEnvironment()` and used throughout this library to classify the current runtime environment.

## Purpose
- Represent the deployment tier of the current application/environment (development, test, QA, production, or global/shared).

## Context
- Namespace: `SAIF.Framework.Security`
- Assembly/package: `SAIF.Framework.Security.EnvironmentApi`

## Public members
| Member | Signature | Purpose |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dev | `Dev` | Development environment. |
| Test | `Test` | Test environment. |
| Qa | `Qa` | QA environment. |
| Prod | `Prod` | Production environment. |
| Global | `Global` | Global/shared configuration scope (see `Constants.GlobalSection`), used to represent settings not tied to a specific deployment tier. |

## Behavioral notes
- `IEnvironmentService.IsProduction` is defined as `GetApplicationEnvironment() == ApplicationEnvironment.Prod`.
- `ConfigurationSettings.Environment` stores the resolved tier for the currently-loaded configuration.

## Constraints and usage notes
- Consumers should compare against these enum values rather than raw strings when branching on deployment tier.

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## Sources
- SAIF.Framework.Security.EnvironmentApi\Core\ApplicationEnvironment.cs
- SAIF.Framework.Security.EnvironmentApi\Core\Services\IEnvironmentService.cs