Saml2SecurityToken.ValidFrom Property

2012-10-05

[Starting with the .NET Framework 4.5, Windows Identity Foundation (WIF) has been fully integrated into the .NET Framework. The version of WIF addressed by this topic, WIF 3.5, is deprecated and should only be used when developing against the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 or the .NET Framework 4. For more information about WIF in the .NET Framework 4.5, also known as WIF 4.5, see the Windows Identity Foundation documentation in the .NET Framework 4.5 Development Guide.]

Gets the time instant in UTC from which this security token is valid.

Namespace: Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens.Saml2
Assembly: Microsoft.IdentityModel (in Microsoft.IdentityModel.dll)

Usage

'Usage
Dim instance As Saml2SecurityToken
Dim value As DateTime

value = instance.ValidFrom

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overrides ReadOnly Property ValidFrom As DateTime

public override DateTime ValidFrom { get; }

public:
virtual property DateTime ValidFrom {
    DateTime get () override;
}

/** @property */
public DateTime get_ValidFrom ()

public override function get ValidFrom () : DateTime

Property Value

A DateTime that represents the time instant in UTC.

Remarks

The time instant is determined by using the Saml2Assertion.Conditions property of the underlying assertion. If it cannot be determined from this property (for example, if the assertion did not contain a Conditions element), a default value is returned.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Target Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit)

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