SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint 2010 display identity claims with the following encoding format:
<IdentityClaim>:0<ClaimType><ClaimValueType><AuthMode>|<OriginalIssuer (optional)>|<ClaimValue>
Where:
Here are some places in SharePoint where you will see claims encoding (please add to this list):
Here are some examples (please add your own based on your experience):
Type of claim
Encoded claim
Claim encoding breakdown
Windows User
i:0#.w|contoso\chris
Windows Authenticated Users group
c:0!.s|windows
SAML authentication (Trusted User)
i:05.t|adfs|chris@contoso.com
Forms-based authentication
i:0#.f|mymembershipprovider|chris
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