C# to CRM: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.IdentityModel, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified. File nam

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I have an application which is a C# console app that connects to CRM server and creates records in CRM. It throws the below error

System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.IdentityModel, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified. File name: 'Microsoft.IdentityModel, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35'

I have checked the CRM server and can see the Windows Identity Foundation is installed there. I have installed WIF manually in my dev server and added it to the project as a reference.

However the error still exists.

I cannot find the Windows.Identity.Model dll file in the project-->bin-->debug folder after compiling.

Can anyone suggest me how to fix this issue pls?

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Bab

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RE: C# to CRM: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.IdentityModel, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified. File

If an assembly is missing in the debug folder that means you have to change the reference properties to copy on local the assembly.

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RE: C# to CRM: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.IdentityModel, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified. File

Hi Guys

It works now. Initially even though I added the library to the project and compiled it dint work (the dll was not getting saved in the project bin-->debug folder). I manually had to copy dll to the debug folder and copy the app across to the performance server.

Now it seems to be working.

Thanks all for you time.

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Bab

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RE: C# to CRM: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.IdentityModel, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified. File

Hi Guys

I have downloaded and installed WIF from the link already. I have added the reference to this library in my project as well. When I deploy the project to the performance server and run the console app it throws the same error again!

The performance server also has WIF installed.

Any other thoughts please.

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Bab

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RE: C# to CRM: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.IdentityModel, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified. File

Prior to Windows 8, you'd need to download Windows Identity Foundation to install it - you can get it from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17331

When installed, all the assemblies should be in the GAC (%windir%\assembly), so there should be no need to copy the assembly anywhere

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RE: C# to CRM: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.IdentityModel, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified. File

Not sure which version of Windows you are using, but you can try using option to Turn Windows features on or off, and from the get the WIndows Identity Foundation 3.5 installed.

This can be found in Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs, but only in Windows 8 and above.

Once installed, just add it to you project using the Add Reference option in Visual Studio and it should be available

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RE: C# to CRM: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.IdentityModel, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified. File

Usually, I'd just copy that file from

..Program Files\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Windows Identity Foundation\v3.5

to the application's folder

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