GenericXmlSecurityToken.ValidFrom Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.IdentityModel.Tokens

Assembly:

System.ServiceModel.Primitives.dll

Package:

System.ServiceModel.Primitives v8.0.0

Source:

GenericXmlSecurityToken.cs

Gets the first instant in time at which this security token is valid.

public:
 virtual property DateTime ValidFrom { DateTime get(); };

public override DateTime ValidFrom { get; }

member this.ValidFrom : DateTime

Public Overrides ReadOnly Property ValidFrom As DateTime

Property Value

DateTime

A DateTime that represents the first instant in time at which this security token is valid.

Remarks

Use the ValidFrom and ValidTo properties to determine the time period in which a GenericXmlSecurityToken token is valid. The ValidFrom and ValidTo properties represent the first and last instants in time in which the security token is valid, respectively.

The ValidFrom property is specified using the effectiveTime parameter of the constructor. The value returned from this property is always in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).