System.IdentityModel.Metadata Namespace
The System.IdentityModel.Metadata namespace contains classes that represent elements in a Federation Metadata document. A Federation Metadata document is an XML document that provides information that may be useful to partners when establishing a federation. For more information about federation metadata, see section three of the following specification: Web Services Federation Language (WS-Federation) Version 1.2 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=210152).
| Class | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | ApplicationServiceDescriptor | Defines the application service descriptor and its endpoints. |
| ContactPerson | Represents a contact person in SAML 2.0 metadata. |
| DisplayClaim | Represents the displayable claim object. |
| EncryptionMethod | Defines the encryption method. |
| EntitiesDescriptor | Represents a collection of entities. |
| EntityDescriptor | Represents an entity descriptor. |
| EntityId | Represents an entity ID. |
| IdentityProviderSingleSignOnDescriptor | The identity provider single sign-on descriptor (IDPSSODescriptor) class. |
| IndexedProtocolEndpoint | Defines an indexed ProtocolEndpoint. |
| IndexedProtocolEndpointDictionary | A sorted list of IndexedProtocolEndpoint. |
| KeyDescriptor | Defines the key descriptor. |
| LocalizedEntry | The abstract base class that defines a localized entry. |
| LocalizedEntryCollection<T> | A collection of LocalizedEntry objects. |
| LocalizedName | Defines a localized name. |
| LocalizedUri | Defines a localized URI. |
| MetadataBase | Defines the SAML metadata base class. |
| MetadataSerializationException | The exception that is thrown when an error occurs while serializing or deserializing SAML metadata. |
| MetadataSerializer | Provides support for Metadata Serialization |
| Organization | Defines an organization. |
| ProtocolEndpoint | This class defines a protocol endpoint. |
| RoleDescriptor | Defines a role descriptor. |
| SecurityTokenServiceDescriptor | Defines a Service Descriptor for a security token service. |
| ServiceProviderSingleSignOnDescriptor | Defines a descriptor for a Service Provider SSO (SPSSO). |
| SingleSignOnDescriptor | Defines an SSO descriptor. |
| WebServiceDescriptor | Defines a web service descriptor. |
| Enumeration | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | ContactType | Specifies the type of a contact. |
| KeyType | Defines the key types for the KeyDescriptor::Use property. |