SessionAuthenticationModule.InitializeModule 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.]

Initializes the module and prepares it to handle events from the module's ASP.NET application object.

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

Usage

'Usage
Dim context As HttpApplication

Me.InitializeModule(context)

Syntax

'Declaration
Protected Overrides Sub InitializeModule ( _
    context As HttpApplication _
)

protected override void InitializeModule (
    HttpApplication context
)

protected:
virtual void InitializeModule (
    HttpApplication^ context
) override

protected void InitializeModule (
    HttpApplication context
)

protected override function InitializeModule (
    context : HttpApplication
)

Parameters

context
The HttpApplication object which contains this module.

Remarks

The CookieHandler is also configured by any pertinent configuration elements in web.config in this routine.

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)