When the STS issues a security token for the user, SessionAuthenticationModule also creates a session security token for the user and places it in a cookie. On subsequent requests, the SessionAuthenticationModule intercepts this cookie and uses it to reconstruct the user’s IClaimsPrincipal.
Namespace: Microsoft.IdentityModel.Web
Assembly: Microsoft.IdentityModel (in microsoft.identitymodel.dll)

Usage

Visual Basic 
Dim instance As SessionAuthenticationModule

Syntax

Visual Basic 
Public Class SessionAuthenticationModule
		Inherits HttpModuleBase
C# 
public class SessionAuthenticationModule : HttpModuleBase
C++ 
public ref class SessionAuthenticationModule : public HttpModuleBase
J# 
public class SessionAuthenticationModule extends HttpModuleBase
JScript 
public class SessionAuthenticationModule extends HttpModuleBase

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
   Microsoft.IdentityModel.Web.HttpModuleBase
    Microsoft.IdentityModel.Web.SessionAuthenticationModule

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

Development Platforms

Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista

Target Platforms

Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Not tested on Windows XP

See Also