SessionSecurityTokenCookieSerializer.ReadIdentity 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.]

Reads a single IClaimsIdentity from a XmlDictionaryReader.

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

Usage

'Usage
Dim dictionaryReader As XmlDictionaryReader
Dim dictionary As SessionDictionary
Dim returnValue As IClaimsIdentity

returnValue = Me.ReadIdentity(dictionaryReader, dictionary)

Syntax

'Declaration
Protected Overridable Function ReadIdentity ( _
    dictionaryReader As XmlDictionaryReader, _
    dictionary As SessionDictionary _
) As IClaimsIdentity

protected virtual IClaimsIdentity ReadIdentity (
    XmlDictionaryReader dictionaryReader,
    SessionDictionary dictionary
)

protected:
virtual IClaimsIdentity^ ReadIdentity (
    XmlDictionaryReader^ dictionaryReader, 
    SessionDictionary^ dictionary
)

protected IClaimsIdentity ReadIdentity (
    XmlDictionaryReader dictionaryReader, 
    SessionDictionary dictionary
)

protected function ReadIdentity (
    dictionaryReader : XmlDictionaryReader, 
    dictionary : SessionDictionary
) : IClaimsIdentity

Parameters

dictionaryReader
XmlDictionaryReader positioned at dictionary.Identity.

dictionary
SessionDictionary to provide dictionary strings.

Return Value

IClaimsIdentity

Exceptions

Exception type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	The input argument 'dictionaryReader' or 'dictionary' is null.
SecurityTokenException	The dictionaryReader is not positioned a SessionDictionary.Identity.

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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