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WorkloadIdentityCredential.GetToken Method

Definition

Obtains a access token for the specified set of scopes.

public override Azure.Core.AccessToken GetToken (Azure.Core.TokenRequestContext requestContext, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
override this.GetToken : Azure.Core.TokenRequestContext * System.Threading.CancellationToken -> Azure.Core.AccessToken
Public Overrides Function GetToken (requestContext As TokenRequestContext, Optional cancellationToken As CancellationToken = Nothing) As AccessToken

Parameters

requestContext
TokenRequestContext

The details of the authentication request.

cancellationToken
CancellationToken

A CancellationToken controlling the request lifetime.

Returns

An AccessToken which can be used to authenticate service client calls.

Exceptions

Thrown when the authentication failed.

Remarks

Caching and management of the lifespan for the AccessToken is considered the responsibility of the caller: each call should request a fresh token being requested.

Applies to