X509NTAuthChainTrustValidator.Validate Method

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2012-10-05

[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.]

Validates the given certificate.

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

Usage

'Usage
Dim instance As X509NTAuthChainTrustValidator
Dim certificate As X509Certificate2

instance.Validate(certificate)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overrides Sub Validate ( _
    certificate As X509Certificate2 _
)

public override void Validate (
    X509Certificate2 certificate
)

public:
virtual void Validate (
    X509Certificate2^ certificate
) override

public void Validate (
    X509Certificate2 certificate
)

public override function Validate (
    certificate : X509Certificate2
)

Parameters

certificate
X.509 Certificate to validate.

Exceptions

Exception type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	The input parameter 'certificate' is null.
SecurityTokenValidationException	X.509 Certificate validation failed.

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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