IssuerNameRegistry.GetIssuerName Method (SecurityToken, String)
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When implemented in a derived class, returns the name of the issuer of the specified security token. The specified issuer name may be considered in determining the issuer name to return.
Namespace: Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens
Assembly: Microsoft.IdentityModel (in Microsoft.IdentityModel.dll)
Usage
'Usage
Dim instance As IssuerNameRegistry
Dim securityToken As SecurityToken
Dim requestedIssuerName As String
Dim returnValue As String
returnValue = instance.GetIssuerName(securityToken, requestedIssuerName)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Overridable Function GetIssuerName ( _
securityToken As SecurityToken, _
requestedIssuerName As String _
) As String
public virtual string GetIssuerName (
SecurityToken securityToken,
string requestedIssuerName
)
public:
virtual String^ GetIssuerName (
SecurityToken^ securityToken,
String^ requestedIssuerName
)
public String GetIssuerName (
SecurityToken securityToken,
String requestedIssuerName
)
public function GetIssuerName (
securityToken : SecurityToken,
requestedIssuerName : String
) : String
Parameters
- securityToken
A SecurityToken that represents the security token for which to return the issuer name.
- requestedIssuerName
A string that contains an issuer name to consider in the request.
Return Value
A string that contains the issuer name.
Remarks
The default implementation ignores requestedIssuerName and simply calls the IssuerNameRegistry.GetIssuerName(SecurityToken) method.
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
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