com.webmethods.caf.wsclient.saml
Interface IArtifactFactory

public interface IArtifactFactory

This encapsulates the access logic required to obtain a new SAML Artifact from the SAML security provider. The artifact represents a timebound, once-only-verifiable user token provided by the SAML security provider. The logic should make sure to obtain a new value each time the getArtifact() method is invoked. For example, webMethods Portal provides a PortalArtifactFactory implementation of this interface to manage artifacts within Portal

Method Summary

String	getArtifact() Retrieve an artifact String from the ArtifactFactory
String	getAssertion() Generate an assertion using SIN service.
String	getAssertion(int samlVersion)
String	getAssertion(String user)
String	getAssertion(String user, int samlVersion)
String	getAssociatedUser() Obtain the user name associated with the SAML artifact (usually the current user)
String	validateAssertion(String assertion) Validate a SAML assertion and returns the associated user id.

Method Detail

getArtifact

String getArtifact()

Retrieve an artifact String from the ArtifactFactory

Returns:

String the SAML artifact.

getAssertion

String getAssertion()

Generate an assertion using SIN service.

Returns:

String the SAML artifact.

getAssertion

String getAssertion(int samlVersion)

getAssertion

String getAssertion(String user)

getAssertion

String getAssertion(String user,
                    int samlVersion)

validateAssertion

String validateAssertion(String assertion)

Validate a SAML assertion and returns the associated user id.

Parameters:

assertion - a SAML1.1/SAML2 assertion.

Returns:

user id

getAssociatedUser

String getAssociatedUser()

Obtain the user name associated with the SAML artifact (usually the current user)

Returns:

String the associated user name as String