Validators.ValidateIssuer Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens

Assembly:: Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens.dll

Package:: Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens v7.5.1

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Determines if an issuer found in a SecurityToken is valid.

public static string ValidateIssuer (string issuer, Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens.SecurityToken securityToken, Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens.TokenValidationParameters validationParameters);

static member ValidateIssuer : string * Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens.SecurityToken * Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens.TokenValidationParameters -> string

Public Shared Function ValidateIssuer (issuer As String, securityToken As SecurityToken, validationParameters As TokenValidationParameters) As String

Parameters

issuer: String

The issuer to validate

securityToken: SecurityToken

The SecurityToken that is being validated.

validationParameters: TokenValidationParameters

TokenValidationParameters required for validation.

Returns

String

The issuer to use when creating the "Claim"(s) in a "ClaimsIdentity".

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

If 'issuer' is null or whitespace and ValidateIssuer is true.

SecurityTokenInvalidIssuerException

If 'issuer' failed to matched either ValidIssuer or one of ValidIssuers.

Remarks

An EXACT match is required.

Applies to