SessionAuthenticationModule.ValidateSessionToken Method

Article
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.]

Ensures that the SessionSecurityToken is valid.

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

Usage

'Usage
Dim sessionSecurityToken As SessionSecurityToken
Dim returnValue As ClaimsIdentityCollection

returnValue = Me.ValidateSessionToken(sessionSecurityToken)

Syntax

'Declaration
Protected Function ValidateSessionToken ( _
    sessionSecurityToken As SessionSecurityToken _
) As ClaimsIdentityCollection

protected ClaimsIdentityCollection ValidateSessionToken (
    SessionSecurityToken sessionSecurityToken
)

protected:
ClaimsIdentityCollection^ ValidateSessionToken (
    SessionSecurityToken^ sessionSecurityToken
)

protected ClaimsIdentityCollection ValidateSessionToken (
    SessionSecurityToken sessionSecurityToken
)

protected function ValidateSessionToken (
    sessionSecurityToken : SessionSecurityToken
) : ClaimsIdentityCollection

Parameters

sessionSecurityToken
The token to validate.

Return Value

Returns ClaimsIdentityCollection.

Exceptions

Exception type	Condition
InvalidOperationException	No SessionSecurityTokenHandler in ServiceConfiguration.SecurityTokenHandlers.When sessionSecurityToken has expired.

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)