Class AuthnContext

Represents an authentication context.

Inheritance

object

AuthnContext

Inherited Members

object.ToString()

object.Equals(object)

object.Equals(object, object)

object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)

object.GetHashCode()

object.GetType()

object.MemberwiseClone()

Namespace: ComponentSpace.SAML2.Assertions

Assembly: ComponentSpace.Saml2.dll

Syntax

public class AuthnContext

Remarks

Refer to the Assertions and Protocol for the OASIS Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) V2.0 specification for further details.

Constructors

AuthnContext()

Initializes a new instance of the AuthnContext class.

Declaration

public AuthnContext()

AuthnContext(XmlElement)

Initializes a new instance of the AuthnContext class from XML.

Declaration

public AuthnContext(XmlElement xmlElement)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
XmlElement	xmlElement	The authentication context XML.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
SAMLSerializationException	Thrown when the XML deserialization fails.

Properties

AuthenticatingAuthorities

Gets or sets the authenticating authorities.

Declaration

public IList<AuthenticatingAuthority> AuthenticatingAuthorities { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
IList<AuthenticatingAuthority>	The authenticating authorities.

AuthnContextClassRef

Gets or sets the authentication context class reference.

Declaration

public AuthnContextClassRef AuthnContextClassRef { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
AuthnContextClassRef	The authentication context class reference.

AuthnContextDecl

Gets or sets the authentication context declaration.

Declaration

public AuthnContextDecl AuthnContextDecl { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
AuthnContextDecl	The authentication context class declaration.

AuthnContextDeclRef

Gets or sets the authentication context declaration reference.

Declaration

public AuthnContextDeclRef AuthnContextDeclRef { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
AuthnContextDeclRef	The authentication context declaration reference.

Methods

IsValid(XmlElement)

Indicates whether the XML is an authentication context.

Declaration

public static bool IsValid(XmlElement xmlElement)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
XmlElement	xmlElement	The XML to test.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	true if the XML is an authentication context; otherwise false.

ToXml(XmlDocument)

Serializes the authentication context to XML.

Declaration

public XmlElement ToXml(XmlDocument xmlDocument)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
XmlDocument	xmlDocument	The owning XML document.

Returns

Type	Description
XmlElement	The authentication context as XML.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
SAMLSerializationException	Thrown when the XML serialization fails.