SamlNameIdentifierClaimResource.Format Property

Definition

Gets a URI reference that represents the format that the subject name of a SAML security token is in.

public:
 property System::String ^ Format { System::String ^ get(); };
public string Format { get; }
member this.Format : string
Public ReadOnly Property Format As String

Property Value

A URI reference that represents the format that the subject name of a SAML security token is in.

Remarks

The Format property specifies the format that the Name property is in.

Although the format used to specify a name is extensible, the following table lists the formats defined by the SAML specification.

Format Description
EmailNamespace A URI that states the subject of a SAML assertion is specified as an email address.
UserNameNamespace A URI that states the subject of a SAML assertion is specified using a Windows domain account.

The Format property corresponds to the Format attribute of the <saml:NameIdentifier> element that is defined in the Assertions and Protocol for the OASIS Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) specification.

Applies to