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ClaimsIdentity Constructor (String)

.NET Framework 4.5

Initializes a new instance of the ClaimsIdentity class with an empty claims collection and the specified authentication type.

Namespace: System.Security.Claims
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

C++

public ClaimsIdentity(
	string authenticationType
)

Parameters

authenticationType: Type: System.String
The type of authentication used.

Remarks

The following table shows initial property values for an instance of the ClaimsIdentity class.

Property

Value

Actor

null.

AuthenticationType

The value of the authenticationType parameter. If the authenticationType parameter is null or an empty string, the property is set to null.

BootstrapContext

null.

Claims

An empty collection.

IsAuthenticated

Note
When accessed, the value of the IsAuthenticated property is returned based on the value of the AuthenticationType property.

Label

null.

Name

Note
When accessed, the value of the Name property is returned based on the NameClaimType and the Claims collection.

NameClaimType

DefaultNameClaimType.

RoleClaimType

DefaultRoleClaimType.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

ClaimsIdentity Class

ClaimsIdentity Overload

System.Security.Claims Namespace

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