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ValidatingIssuerNameRegistry.GetIssuingAuthority Method

Calls out to the metadata address and returns an [IssuingAuthority] with the contents of keys and issuers found in the metadata.

Namespace:  System.IdentityModel.Tokens
Assembly:  System.IdentityModel.Tokens.ValidatingIssuerNameRegistry (in System.IdentityModel.Tokens.ValidatingIssuerNameRegistry.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function GetIssuingAuthority ( _
    metadataAddress As String _
) As IssuingAuthority
public static IssuingAuthority GetIssuingAuthority(
    string metadataAddress
)
public:
static IssuingAuthority^ GetIssuingAuthority(
    String^ metadataAddress
)
static member GetIssuingAuthority : 
        metadataAddress:string -> IssuingAuthority
public static function GetIssuingAuthority(
    metadataAddress : String
) : IssuingAuthority

Parameters

  • metadataAddress
    Type: System.String

    The address where the metadata is found. This can be a URL or a fully-qualified file name.

Return Value

Type: System.IdentityModel.Tokens.IssuingAuthority
Returns IssuingAuthority.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

ValidatingIssuerNameRegistry Class

System.IdentityModel.Tokens Namespace