X509Principal.PrincipalName Property

Article
10/05/2012

[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.]

The name of the principal in the X509 certificate.

Namespace: Microsoft.IdentityModel.Protocols.WSIdentity
Assembly: Microsoft.IdentityModel (in Microsoft.IdentityModel.dll)

Usage

'Usage
Dim instance As X509Principal
Dim value As String

value = instance.PrincipalName

instance.PrincipalName = value

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property PrincipalName As String

public string PrincipalName { get; set; }

public:
property String^ PrincipalName {
    String^ get ();
    void set (String^ value);
}

/** @property */
public String get_PrincipalName ()

/** @property */
public void set_PrincipalName (String value)

public function get PrincipalName () : String

public function set PrincipalName (value : String)

Property Value

Returns String.

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)