SessionSecurityTokenHandler.ValidateSession 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.]

Checks the valid time of a SecurityToken.

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

Usage

'Usage
Dim securityToken As SessionSecurityToken

Me.ValidateSession(securityToken)

Syntax

'Declaration
Protected Overridable Sub ValidateSession ( _
    securityToken As SessionSecurityToken _
)

protected virtual void ValidateSession (
    SessionSecurityToken securityToken
)

protected:
virtual void ValidateSession (
    SessionSecurityToken^ securityToken
)

protected void ValidateSession (
    SessionSecurityToken securityToken
)

protected function ValidateSession (
    securityToken : SessionSecurityToken
)

Parameters

securityToken
SecurityToken to be validated.

Exceptions

Exception type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	Thrown if 'securityToken' is null.
InvalidOperationException	Thrown if 'Configuration' is null.
SecurityTokenNotYetValidException	Thrown if securityToken.ValidFrom > DateTime.UtcNow.
SecurityTokenExpiredException	Thrown if securityToken.ValidTo < DateTime.UtcNow.

Remarks

The token is invalid if the securityToken.ValidFrom > DateTime.UtcNow OR securityToken.ValidTo < DateTime.UtcNow

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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