ClaimsIdentity Constructor (X509Certificate2, String)

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.]

Initializes a new instance of the ClaimsIdentity class from the specified X.509 certificate and the specified issuer name.

Namespace: Microsoft.IdentityModel.Claims
Assembly: Microsoft.IdentityModel (in Microsoft.IdentityModel.dll)

Usage

'Usage
Dim certificate As X509Certificate2
Dim issuer As String

Dim instance As New ClaimsIdentity(certificate, issuer)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub New ( _
    certificate As X509Certificate2, _
    issuer As String _
)

public ClaimsIdentity (
    X509Certificate2 certificate,
    string issuer
)

public:
ClaimsIdentity (
    X509Certificate2^ certificate, 
    String^ issuer
)

public ClaimsIdentity (
    X509Certificate2 certificate, 
    String issuer
)

public function ClaimsIdentity (
    certificate : X509Certificate2, 
    issuer : String
)

Parameters

certificate
An X509Certificate2 that represents the X.509 certificate.

issuer
The issuer name.

Exceptions

Exception type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	certificate is null.

Remarks

P:Microsoft.IdentityModel.Claims.ClaimsIdentity.AuthenticationType is set to F:Microsoft.IdentityModel.Claims.AuthenticationTypes.X509.

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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