IssuerNameRegistry.GetIssuerName Method (SecurityToken)
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When implemented in a derived class, returns the name of the issuer of the specified security token.
Namespace: Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens
Assembly: Microsoft.IdentityModel (in Microsoft.IdentityModel.dll)
Usage
'Usage
Dim instance As IssuerNameRegistry
Dim securityToken As SecurityToken
Dim returnValue As String
returnValue = instance.GetIssuerName(securityToken)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public MustOverride Function GetIssuerName ( _
securityToken As SecurityToken _
) As String
public abstract string GetIssuerName (
SecurityToken securityToken
)
public:
virtual String^ GetIssuerName (
SecurityToken^ securityToken
) abstract
public abstract String GetIssuerName (
SecurityToken securityToken
)
public abstract function GetIssuerName (
securityToken : SecurityToken
) : String
Parameters
- securityToken
A SecurityToken that represents the security token for which to return the issuer name.
Return Value
A string that contains the issuer name.
Remarks
Implementations should return a non-null and non-empty string to identify a recognized issuer, or a null string to identify an unrecognized issuer.
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)
See Also
Reference
IssuerNameRegistry Class
IssuerNameRegistry Members
Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens Namespace
Other Resources
IssuerNameRegistry
IssuerNameRegistry
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