SecurityTokenElement.CreateSubject Method

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10/05/2012

[Starting with the .NET Framework 4.5, Windows Identity Foundation (WIF) has been fully integrated into the .NET Framework. The version of WIF addressed by this topic, WIF 3.5, is deprecated and should only be used when developing against the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 or the .NET Framework 4. For more information about WIF in the .NET Framework 4.5, also known as WIF 4.5, see the Windows Identity Foundation documentation in the .NET Framework 4.5 Development Guide.]

Creates the ClaimsIdentityCollection for the security token this object represents.

Namespace: Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens
Assembly: Microsoft.IdentityModel (in Microsoft.IdentityModel.dll)

Usage

'Usage
Dim securityTokenXml As XmlElement
Dim securityTokenHandlers As SecurityTokenHandlerCollection
Dim returnValue As ClaimsIdentityCollection

returnValue = Me.CreateSubject(securityTokenXml, securityTokenHandlers)

Syntax

'Declaration
Protected Overridable Function CreateSubject ( _
    securityTokenXml As XmlElement, _
    securityTokenHandlers As SecurityTokenHandlerCollection _
) As ClaimsIdentityCollection

protected virtual ClaimsIdentityCollection CreateSubject (
    XmlElement securityTokenXml,
    SecurityTokenHandlerCollection securityTokenHandlers
)

protected:
virtual ClaimsIdentityCollection^ CreateSubject (
    XmlElement^ securityTokenXml, 
    SecurityTokenHandlerCollection^ securityTokenHandlers
)

protected ClaimsIdentityCollection CreateSubject (
    XmlElement securityTokenXml, 
    SecurityTokenHandlerCollection securityTokenHandlers
)

protected function CreateSubject (
    securityTokenXml : XmlElement, 
    securityTokenHandlers : SecurityTokenHandlerCollection
) : ClaimsIdentityCollection

Parameters

securityTokenXml
The XmlElement representation of the security token.

securityTokenHandlers
The collection of SecurityTokenHandler objects that may be used to read and validate the security token this object represents.

Return Value

A ClaimsIdentityCollection.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Target Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit)

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