DataProtectionUtilityExtensions.GetApplicationUniqueIdentifier Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection

Assembly:: Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.dll

Package:: Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection v1.0.0

Package:: Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection v1.1.0

Package:: Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection v2.0.0

Package:: Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection v2.1.0

Package:: Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection v2.2.0

Package:: Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection v3.0.3

Package:: Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection v3.1.18

Package:: Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection v5.0.9

Package:: Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection v6.0.6

Package:: Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection v7.0.0-preview.5.22303.8

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Returns a unique identifier for this application.

public:
[System::Runtime::CompilerServices::Extension]
 static System::String ^ GetApplicationUniqueIdentifier(IServiceProvider ^ services);

public static string GetApplicationUniqueIdentifier (this IServiceProvider services);

public static string? GetApplicationUniqueIdentifier (this IServiceProvider services);

static member GetApplicationUniqueIdentifier : IServiceProvider -> string

<Extension()>
Public Function GetApplicationUniqueIdentifier (services As IServiceProvider) As String

Parameters

services: IServiceProvider

The application-level IServiceProvider.

Returns

String

A unique application identifier, or null if services is null or cannot provide a unique application identifier.

Remarks

The returned identifier should be stable for repeated runs of this same application on this machine. Additionally, the identifier is only unique within the scope of a single machine, e.g., two different applications on two different machines may return the same value.

This identifier may contain security-sensitive information such as physical file paths, configuration settings, or other machine-specific information. Callers should take special care not to disclose this information to untrusted entities.

Applies to