WIF in .NET 4.5–First Observations (2)
- by Your DisplayName here!
WindowsIdentity, FormsIdentity and GenericIdentity now derive from ClaimsIdentity
WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent() converts Windows token details (groups for the current
Windows versions) to claims.
Claims for Windows identities now distinguish between user claims and device claims
(Windows 8 feature)
WCF now populates Thread.CurrentPrincipal with a ClaimsPrincipal derived type