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Microsoft.Identity.Client

v4.2.1

This package contains the binaries of the Microsoft Authentication Library for .NET (MSAL.NET). MSAL.NET makes it easy to obtain tokens from the Microsoft identity platform for developers (formally Azure AD v2.0) signing-in users with work & school accounts, Microsoft personal accounts and social identities Azure AD B2C. These tokens again access to Microsoft Cloud API and any other API secured by the Microsoft identity platform. This version supports adding authentication functionality to your .NET based client on Windows desktop (.NET 4.5+), UWP, .NET Core, Xamarin iOS and Xamarin Android.

AzureAD Microsoft
Microsoft Authentication Library MSA MSAL B2C Azure Active Directory AAD Identity .NET Windows Store Xamarin iOS Android
NuGet Stats Changelog
Total Downloads
2.7B
2,685,190,050
Published
Jul 24, 2019
Latest stable version

Install

.NET CLI
dotnet add package Microsoft.Identity.Client --version 4.2.1
Package Manager Console
Install-Package Microsoft.Identity.Client -Version 4.2.1
PackageReference
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Identity.Client" Version="4.2.1" />

Frameworks

.NETFramework4.5 .NETStandard1.3 MonoAndroid9.0 UAP10.0 Xamarin.iOS1.0 Xamarin.Mac2.0 .NETCoreApp2.1

Dependencies

Microsoft.CSharp
.NETStandard1.3
[4.5.0, )
NETStandard.Library
.NETStandard1.3
[1.6.1, )
System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter
.NETStandard1.3
[4.3.0, )
System.Diagnostics.Process
.NETStandard1.3
[4.3.0, )
System.Dynamic.Runtime
.NETStandard1.3
[4.3.0, )
System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters
.NETStandard1.3
[4.3.0, )
System.Runtime.Serialization.Json
.NETStandard1.3
[4.3.0, )
System.Runtime.Serialization.Primitives
.NETStandard1.3
[4.3.0, )
System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates
.NETStandard1.3
[4.3.0, )
System.Security.SecureString
.NETStandard1.3
[4.3.0, )
System.Xml.XDocument
.NETStandard1.3
[4.3.0, )
System.Xml.XmlDocument
.NETStandard1.3
[4.3.0, )
System.Security.SecureString
MonoAndroid9.0
[4.3.0, )
Xamarin.Android.Support.CustomTabs
MonoAndroid9.0
[28.0.0.1, )
Xamarin.Android.Support.v7.AppCompat
MonoAndroid9.0
[28.0.0.1, )
Microsoft.CSharp
UAP10.0
[4.5.0, )
System.Net.NameResolution
UAP10.0
[4.3.0, )
System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters
UAP10.0
[4.3.0, )
System.Runtime.Serialization.Json
UAP10.0
[4.3.0, )
System.Runtime.Serialization.Primitives
UAP10.0
[4.3.0, )
System.Security.SecureString
UAP10.0
[4.3.0, )
System.Xml.XDocument
UAP10.0
[4.3.0, )
Microsoft.CSharp
Xamarin.iOS1.0
[4.5.0, )
System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter
Xamarin.iOS1.0
[4.3.0, )
System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters
Xamarin.iOS1.0
[4.3.0, )
System.Runtime.Serialization.Primitives
Xamarin.iOS1.0
[4.3.0, )
System.Security.SecureString
Xamarin.iOS1.0
[4.3.0, )
System.Xml.XmlDocument
Xamarin.iOS1.0
[4.3.0, )
Microsoft.CSharp
.NETCoreApp2.1
[4.5.0, )
System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter
.NETCoreApp2.1
[4.3.0, )
System.Net.NameResolution
.NETCoreApp2.1
[4.3.0, )
System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters
.NETCoreApp2.1
[4.3.0, )
System.Runtime.Serialization.Json
.NETCoreApp2.1
[4.3.0, )
System.Runtime.Serialization.Primitives
.NETCoreApp2.1
[4.3.0, )
System.Security.SecureString
.NETCoreApp2.1
[4.3.0, )
System.Xml.XDocument
.NETCoreApp2.1
[4.3.0, )

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