SharedTokenCacheCredential.GetTokenAsync Method

Definition

Silently obtains an AccessToken for a user account if the user has already authenticated to another Microsoft application participating in SSO through a shared MSAL cache. Acquired tokens are cached by the credential instance. Token lifetime and refreshing is handled automatically. Where possible, reuse credential instances to optimize cache effectiveness.

public override System.Threading.Tasks.ValueTask<Azure.Core.AccessToken> GetTokenAsync (Azure.Core.TokenRequestContext requestContext, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
override this.GetTokenAsync : Azure.Core.TokenRequestContext * System.Threading.CancellationToken -> System.Threading.Tasks.ValueTask<Azure.Core.AccessToken>
Public Overrides Function GetTokenAsync (requestContext As TokenRequestContext, Optional cancellationToken As CancellationToken = Nothing) As ValueTask(Of AccessToken)

Parameters

requestContext
TokenRequestContext

The details of the authentication request.

cancellationToken
CancellationToken

A CancellationToken controlling the request lifetime

Returns

An AccessToken which can be used to authenticate service client calls

Exceptions

Thrown when the authentication failed.

Applies to