Clearer documentation: userInfo - email_verified

[RoyVFCorneloues]

On the JWT Claim Types page, the documentation has proved to be misleading.

The text states:

"true" if the End-User’s e-mail address has been verified; otherwise "false". Remarks: Verification methods vary depending on trust frameworks or agreements.

As the table doesn't include a type column, this can imply that the return should be a string. Of course, the OIDC specification should always be the source of truth, but a simple change can make a lot of difference.

true if the End-User’s e-mail address has been verified; otherwise false. Remarks: Verification methods vary depending on trust frameworks or agreements.

Cheers,

Roy

[maartenba]

The Claim type's Value property will always be a string, which is why the docs use string representation in .NET.

var claim = new Claim(JwtClaimTypes.EmailVerified, "true", ClaimValueTypes.Boolean);
Console.WriteLine(claim.Value + " (type: " + claim.ValueType + "");

You can use a check such as if (claim.ValueType == ClaimValueTypes.Boolean) // ... and then cast the Value to a .NET type if needed in your application code.

[RoyVFCorneloues]

This was missed on our side: ClaimValueTypes.Boolean Thanks for your help…

[maartenba]

No worries, and glad this helped clarify!