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.NET Framework 4.5
.NET Framework Class Library
System.IdentityModel Namespaces
System.IdentityModel.Tokens
Saml2SecurityTokenHandler Class
Saml2SecurityTokenHandler Methods
AddDelegateToAttributes Method
CanReadKeyIdentifierClause Method
CanReadToken Method
CanWriteKeyIdentifierClause Method
CollectAttributeValues Method
CreateAdvice Method
CreateAttribute Method
CreateAttributeStatement Method
CreateAuthenticationStatement Method
CreateClaims Method
CreateConditions Method
CreateIssuerNameIdentifier Method
CreateSamlSubject Method
CreateSecurityTokenReference Method
CreateStatements Method
CreateToken Method
CreateWindowsIdentity Method
CreateXmlStringFromAttributes Method
DenormalizeAuthenticationType Method
DetectReplayedToken Method
FindUpn Method
GetEncryptingCredentials Method
GetSigningCredentials Method
GetTokenReplayCacheEntryExpirationTime Method
GetTokenTypeIdentifiers Method
LoadCustomConfiguration Method
NormalizeAuthenticationContextClassReference Method
ProcessAttributeStatement Method
ProcessAuthenticationStatement Method
ProcessAuthorizationDecisionStatement Method
ProcessSamlSubject Method
ProcessStatement Method
ReadAction Method
ReadAdvice Method
ReadAssertion Method
ReadAttribute Method
ReadAttributeStatement Method
ReadAttributeValue Method
ReadAudienceRestriction Method
ReadAuthenticationContext Method
ReadAuthenticationStatement Method
ReadAuthorizationDecisionStatement Method
ReadConditions Method
ReadEncryptedId Method
ReadEvidence Method
ReadIssuer Method
ReadKeyIdentifierClause Method
ReadNameId Method
ReadNameIdType Method
ReadProxyRestriction Method
ReadSigningKeyInfo Method
ReadStatement Method
ReadSubject Method
ReadSubjectConfirmation Method
ReadSubjectConfirmationData Method
ReadSubjectId Method
ReadSubjectKeyInfo Method
ReadSubjectLocality Method
ReadToken Method
ResolveIssuerToken Method
ResolveSecurityKeys Method
SetDelegateFromAttribute Method
TryResolveIssuerToken Method
ValidateConditions Method
ValidateConfirmationData Method
ValidateToken Method
WriteAction Method
WriteAdvice Method
WriteAssertion Method
WriteAttribute Method
WriteAttributeStatement Method
WriteAttributeValue Method
WriteAudienceRestriction Method
WriteAuthenticationContext Method
WriteAuthenticationStatement Method
WriteAuthorizationDecisionStatement Method
WriteConditions Method
WriteEvidence Method
WriteIssuer Method
WriteKeyIdentifierClause Method
WriteNameId Method
WriteNameIdType Method
WriteProxyRestriction Method
WriteSigningKeyInfo Method
WriteStatement Method
WriteSubject Method
WriteSubjectConfirmation Method
WriteSubjectConfirmationData Method
WriteSubjectKeyInfo Method
WriteSubjectLocality Method
WriteToken Method
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Saml2SecurityTokenHandler.CreateWindowsIdentity Method

.NET Framework 4.5

Creates a WindowsIdentity object using the specified User Principal Name (UPN).

Namespace:  System.IdentityModel.Tokens
Assembly:  System.IdentityModel (in System.IdentityModel.dll)
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protected virtual WindowsIdentity CreateWindowsIdentity(
	string upn
)

Parameters

upn
Type: System.String

The UPN to use to create the identity.

Return Value

Type: System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity
The Windows identity that was created.
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentException

upn is null or an empty string.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5

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.

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