Saml2Assertion Constructor

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.]

Initializes a new instance of the Saml2Assertion class with the specified issuer.

Namespace: Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens.Saml2
Assembly: Microsoft.IdentityModel (in Microsoft.IdentityModel.dll)

Usage

'Usage
Dim issuer As Saml2NameIdentifier

Dim instance As New Saml2Assertion(issuer)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub New ( _
    issuer As Saml2NameIdentifier _
)

public Saml2Assertion (
    Saml2NameIdentifier issuer
)

public:
Saml2Assertion (
    Saml2NameIdentifier^ issuer
)

public Saml2Assertion (
    Saml2NameIdentifier issuer
)

public function Saml2Assertion (
    issuer : Saml2NameIdentifier
)

Parameters

issuer
A Saml2NameIdentifier that specifies the SAML authority that is making the claim(s) in the assertion. [Saml2Core, 2.3.3].

Exceptions

Exception type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	issuer is null.

Remarks

The IssueInstant property is set to the value of the System.DateTime.UtcNow property.

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)