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SharedTokenCacheCredential.GetToken Method

Definition

Silently obtains an AccessToken for a user account if the user has already authenticated to another Microsoft application participating in SSO through a shared MSAL cache. Acquired tokens are cached by the credential instance. Token lifetime and refreshing is handled automatically. Where possible, reuse credential instances to optimize cache effectiveness.

public override Azure.Core.AccessToken GetToken (Azure.Core.TokenRequestContext requestContext, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
override this.GetToken : Azure.Core.TokenRequestContext * System.Threading.CancellationToken -> Azure.Core.AccessToken
Public Overrides Function GetToken (requestContext As TokenRequestContext, Optional cancellationToken As CancellationToken = Nothing) As AccessToken

Parameters

requestContext
TokenRequestContext

The details of the authentication request.

cancellationToken
CancellationToken

A CancellationToken controlling the request lifetime

Returns

An AccessToken which can be used to authenticate service client calls

Exceptions

Thrown when the authentication failed.

Applies to