Saml2SecurityTokenHandler.ResolveIssuerToken Method

Article
10/05/2012

[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.]

Resolves the Signing Key Identifier to a SecurityToken.

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

Usage

'Usage
Dim assertion As Saml2Assertion
Dim issuerResolver As SecurityTokenResolver
Dim returnValue As SecurityToken

returnValue = Me.ResolveIssuerToken(assertion, issuerResolver)

Syntax

'Declaration
Protected Overridable Function ResolveIssuerToken ( _
    assertion As Saml2Assertion, _
    issuerResolver As SecurityTokenResolver _
) As SecurityToken

protected virtual SecurityToken ResolveIssuerToken (
    Saml2Assertion assertion,
    SecurityTokenResolver issuerResolver
)

protected:
virtual SecurityToken^ ResolveIssuerToken (
    Saml2Assertion^ assertion, 
    SecurityTokenResolver^ issuerResolver
)

protected SecurityToken ResolveIssuerToken (
    Saml2Assertion assertion, 
    SecurityTokenResolver issuerResolver
)

protected function ResolveIssuerToken (
    assertion : Saml2Assertion, 
    issuerResolver : SecurityTokenResolver
) : SecurityToken

Parameters

assertion
The Saml2Assertion for which the Issuer token is to be resolved.

issuerResolver
The current SecurityTokenResolver associated with this handler.

Return Value

A SecurityToken that represents the resolved token.

Exceptions

Exception type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	assertion is null.
SecurityTokenException	The handler is unable to resolve the token.

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)