/// <summary>
/// Returns the named IAuthenticationProvider instance. Guaranteed to return an initialized IAuthenticationProvider if no exception thrown.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="authenticationProvider">Name defined in configuration for the authentication provider to instantiate</param>
/// <returns><see cref="IAuthenticationProvider"></see> created through configuration</returns>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">providerName is null</exception>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentException">providerName is empty</exception>
/// <exception cref="ConfigurationException">Could not find instance specified in providerName</exception>
/// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">Error processing configuration information defined in application configuration file.</exception>
public static IAuthenticationProvider GetAuthenticationProvider(string authenticationProvider)
{
AuthenticationProviderFactory factory = new AuthenticationProviderFactory(ConfigurationManager.GetCurrentContext());
return(factory.GetAuthenticationProvider(authenticationProvider));
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns the named IAuthenticationProvider instance. Guaranteed to return an initialized IAuthenticationProvider if no exception thrown.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="authenticationProvider">Name defined in configuration for the authentication provider to instantiate</param>
/// <returns><see cref="IAuthenticationProvider"></see> created through configuration</returns>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">providerName is null</exception>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentException">providerName is empty</exception>
/// <exception cref="ConfigurationException">Could not find instance specified in providerName</exception>
/// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">Error processing configuration information defined in application configuration file.</exception>
public static IAuthenticationProvider GetAuthenticationProvider(string authenticationProvider)
{
AuthenticationProviderFactory factory = new AuthenticationProviderFactory(ConfigurationManager.GetCurrentContext());
return factory.GetAuthenticationProvider(authenticationProvider);
}