SamlSubject.NameFormat Property
Definition
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Gets or sets a URI reference that represents the format that the subject name of a SAML security token is in.
public:
property System::String ^ NameFormat { System::String ^ get(); void set(System::String ^ value); };public string NameFormat { get; set; }member this.NameFormat : string with get, setPublic Property NameFormat As StringProperty Value
A URI reference that represents the format that the subject name of a SAML security token is in.
Remarks
The NameFormat property specifies the format that the Name property is in.
Although the format used to specify a name is extensible, the following table lists the formats defined by the SAML specification.
| Format | Description |
|---|---|
| EmailNamespace | A URI that states the subject of a SAML assertion is specified as an email address. |
| UserNameNamespace | A URI that states the subject of a SAML assertion is specified using a Windows domain account. |
The NameFormat property corresponds to the Format attribute of the <saml:NameIdentifier> element that is defined in the Assertions and Protocol for the OASIS Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) specification.
