SecurityKeyElement Class

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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.]

Provides delayed resolution of security keys by resolving the SecurityKeyIdentifierClause or SecurityKeyIdentifier only when cryptographic functions are needed. This allows a key clause or identifier that is never used by an application to be serialized and deserialzied on and off the wire without issue.

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

Usage

'Usage
Dim instance As SecurityKeyElement

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Class SecurityKeyElement
    Inherits SecurityKey

public class SecurityKeyElement : SecurityKey

public ref class SecurityKeyElement : public SecurityKey

public class SecurityKeyElement extends SecurityKey

public class SecurityKeyElement extends SecurityKey

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
System.IdentityModel.Tokens.SecurityKey
Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens.SecurityKeyElement

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)

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