X509SecurityTokenHandler Class

Article
10/05/2012

[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.]

SecurityTokenHandler for X509SecurityToken. By default, the handler will do chain-trust validation of the Certificate.

Namespace: Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens
Assembly: Microsoft.IdentityModel (in Microsoft.IdentityModel.dll)

Usage

'Usage
Dim instance As X509SecurityTokenHandler

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Class X509SecurityTokenHandler
    Inherits SecurityTokenHandler

public class X509SecurityTokenHandler : SecurityTokenHandler

public ref class X509SecurityTokenHandler : public SecurityTokenHandler

public class X509SecurityTokenHandler extends SecurityTokenHandler

public class X509SecurityTokenHandler extends SecurityTokenHandler

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens.SecurityTokenHandler
Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens.X509SecurityTokenHandler

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Target Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit)