AuthorizationContext Class
.NET Framework Class Library
AuthorizationContext Class

The result of evaluating all authorization policies available from the tokens in the sent message and by calling the GetAuthorizationPolicies method.

Namespace:  System.IdentityModel.Policy
Assembly:  System.IdentityModel (in System.IdentityModel.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public MustInherit Class AuthorizationContext _
    Implements IAuthorizationComponent
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As AuthorizationContext
C#
public abstract class AuthorizationContext : IAuthorizationComponent
Visual C++
public ref class AuthorizationContext abstract : IAuthorizationComponent
JScript
public abstract class AuthorizationContext implements IAuthorizationComponent

Evaluating all of the authorization policies in an authorization manager results in a set of ClaimSet objects. These objects make up an authorization context.

An authorization context contains a set of claim set objects, an expiration time that specifies the span of time during which the authorization context is valid, and a unique identifier.

The AuthorizationContext for the current operation can be accessed via the AuthorizationContext property.

Visual Basic
Protected Overrides Function CheckAccessCore(ByVal operationContext As OperationContext) As Boolean
    ' Extract the action URI from the OperationContext. Match this against the claims
    ' in the AuthorizationContext.
    Dim action As String = operationContext.RequestContext.RequestMessage.Headers.Action
    Console.WriteLine("action: {0}", action)

    ' Iterate through the various claim sets in the AuthorizationContext.
    Dim cs As ClaimSet
    For Each cs In operationContext.ServiceSecurityContext.AuthorizationContext.ClaimSets
        ' Examine only those claim sets issued by System.
        If cs.Issuer Is ClaimSet.System Then
            ' Iterate through claims of type "http://example.org/claims/allowedoperation".
            Dim c As Claim
            For Each c In cs.FindClaims("http://example.org/claims/allowedoperation", Rights.PossessProperty)
                ' Write the Claim resource to the console.
                Console.WriteLine("resource: {0}", c.Resource.ToString())

                ' If the Claim resource matches the action URI then return true to allow access.
                If action = c.Resource.ToString() Then
                    Return True
                End If
            Next c
        End If
    Next cs
    ' If we get here, return false, denying access.
    Return False

End Function 

C#
protected override bool CheckAccessCore(OperationContext operationContext)
{                
    // Extract the action URI from the OperationContext. Match this against the claims
    // in the AuthorizationContext.
    string action = operationContext.RequestContext.RequestMessage.Headers.Action;
    Console.WriteLine("action: {0}", action);

    // Iterate through the various claim sets in the AuthorizationContext.
    foreach(ClaimSet cs in operationContext.ServiceSecurityContext.AuthorizationContext.ClaimSets)
    {
        // Examine only those claim sets issued by System.
        if (cs.Issuer == ClaimSet.System)
        {
            // Iterate through claims of type "http://example.org/claims/allowedoperation".
            foreach (Claim c in cs.FindClaims("http://example.org/claims/allowedoperation", Rights.PossessProperty))
            {
                // Write the Claim resource to the console.
                Console.WriteLine("resource: {0}", c.Resource.ToString());

                // If the Claim resource matches the action URI then return true to allow access.
                if (action == c.Resource.ToString())
                    return true;
            }
        }
    }

    // If this point is reached, return false to deny access.
    return false;                 
}

System..::.Object
  System.IdentityModel.Policy..::.AuthorizationContext
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003

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

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0
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