WindowsClaimsIdentity Members

[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.]

Extension of WindowsClaimsIdentity that includes claims representation.

The following tables list the members exposed by the WindowsClaimsIdentity type.

Public Constructors

(see also Protected Constructors)

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Protected Constructors

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Public Properties

	Name	Description
	Actor	Gets the calling party that was granted delegation rights.
	AuthenticationType	(Inherited from WindowsIdentity)
	BootstrapToken	Gets or sets the security token that was originally used to create this identity.
	Claims	Gets the set of claims associated with this identity.
	Groups	(Inherited from WindowsIdentity)
	ImpersonationLevel	(Inherited from WindowsIdentity)
	IsAnonymous	(Inherited from WindowsIdentity)
	IsAuthenticated	(Inherited from WindowsIdentity)
	IsGuest	(Inherited from WindowsIdentity)
	IsSystem	(Inherited from WindowsIdentity)
	Label	Gets or sets a label for the user represented by this WindowsClaimsIdentity.
	Name	Overridden. Gets the name of the user represented by this WindowsClaimsIdentity.
	NameClaimType	Gets or sets the claim type to be used for the Name property.
	Owner	(Inherited from WindowsIdentity)
	RoleClaimType	Gets or sets the claim type used for the IsInRole method.
	Token	(Inherited from WindowsIdentity)
	User	(Inherited from WindowsIdentity)

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Public Methods

(see also Protected Methods)

	Name	Description
	CertificateLogon	Creates a WindowsClaimsIdentity associated with a specified X.509 certificate.
	Copy	Returns a new WindowsClaimsIdentity object copied from this object.
	CreateFromCertificate	Overloaded. Creates a new instance of the WindowsClaimsIdentity class from an X.509 certificate.
	CreateFromUpn	Overloaded. Creates a new instance of the WindowsClaimsIdentity class using a Kerberos User Principal Name (UPN).
	Dispose	(Inherited from WindowsIdentity)
	Equals	(Inherited from Object)
	GetCurrent	Creates a WindowsClaimsIdentity from the current windows user.
	GetHashCode	(Inherited from Object)
	GetType	(Inherited from Object)
	Impersonate	(Inherited from WindowsIdentity)
	ToString	Overridden. Returns a string representation of the WindowsClaimsIdentity object.

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Protected Methods

	Name	Description
	CreatePrimarySidClaim	Creates a Windows SID claim from the WindowsClaimsIdentity.
	Dispose	Overridden. Releases the unmanaged resources used by the WindowsClaimsIdentity and optionally releases the managed resources.
	Finalize	(Inherited from Object)
	GetGroupSidClaims	Gets a collection of SID claims that represent the user’s groups.
	GetObjectData	Populates the specified SerializationInfo with the serialization data for the WindowsClaimsIdentity.
	MemberwiseClone	(Inherited from Object)

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See Also

Reference

WindowsClaimsIdentity Class
Microsoft.IdentityModel.Claims Namespace
WindowsClaimsIdentity.CertificateLogon Does Not Require Certificate to be Issued by a Root Trusted by Active Directory

Other Resources

Built-In Token Handlers
What is Windows Identity Foundation?
Claims to Windows Token Service (c2WTS) Overview

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