DataProtectionUtilityExtensions.GetApplicationUniqueIdentifier Method

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection

Assembly:

Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.dll

Package:

Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection v8.0.0

Source:

DataProtectionUtilityExtensions.cs

Returns a unique identifier for this application.

public:
[System::Runtime::CompilerServices::Extension]
 static System::String ^ GetApplicationUniqueIdentifier(IServiceProvider ^ services);

public static string? GetApplicationUniqueIdentifier (this IServiceProvider services);

static member GetApplicationUniqueIdentifier : IServiceProvider -> string

<Extension()>
Public Function GetApplicationUniqueIdentifier (services As IServiceProvider) As String

Parameters

services

IServiceProvider

The application-level IServiceProvider.

Returns

String

A unique application identifier, or null if services is null or cannot provide a unique application identifier.

Remarks

The returned identifier should be stable for repeated runs of this same application on this machine. Additionally, the identifier is only unique within the scope of a single machine, e.g., two different applications on two different machines may return the same value.

This identifier may contain security-sensitive information such as physical file paths, configuration settings, or other machine-specific information. Callers should take special care not to disclose this information to untrusted entities.