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X509CertificateValidator.Validate(X509Certificate2) Method

Definition

Namespace:
System.IdentityModel.Selectors
Assembly:
System.ServiceModel.Primitives.dll
Assembly:
System.IdentityModel.dll
Package:
System.ServiceModel.Primitives v10.0.652802
Source:
X509CertificateValidator.cs
Source:
X509CertificateValidator.cs
Source:
X509CertificateValidator.cs

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When overridden in a derived class, validates the X.509 certificate.

public:
 abstract void Validate(System::Security::Cryptography::X509Certificates::X509Certificate2 ^ certificate);
public abstract void Validate(System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2 certificate);
abstract member Validate : System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2 -> unit
Public MustOverride Sub Validate (certificate As X509Certificate2)

Parameters

certificate
X509Certificate2

The X509Certificate2 that represents the X.509 certificate to validate.

Examples

public override void Validate(X509Certificate2 certificate)
{
 // Check that there is a certificate.
 if (certificate == null)
 {
 throw new ArgumentNullException("certificate");
 }

 // Check that the certificate issuer matches the configured issuer
 if (allowedIssuerName != certificate.IssuerName.Name)
 {
 throw new SecurityTokenValidationException
 ("Certificate was not issued by a trusted issuer");
 }
}

 Public Overrides Sub Validate(ByVal certificate As X509Certificate2)
 ' Check that there is a certificate.
 If certificate Is Nothing Then
 Throw New ArgumentNullException("certificate")
 End If

 ' Check that the certificate issuer matches the configured issuer
 If allowedIssuerName <> certificate.IssuerName.Name Then
 Throw New SecurityTokenValidationException("Certificate was not issued by a trusted issuer")
 End If

 End Sub
End Class

Remarks

Override the Validate method to specify how the X.509 certificate is validated.

When the X.509 certificate that is passed into the certificate parameter does not pass validation, throw the SecurityTokenValidationException.

Applies to

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