Package com.sun.xml.wss.saml.assertion.saml20.jaxb20

Class AuthnContext

java.lang.Object

com.sun.xml.wss.saml.internal.saml20.jaxb20.AuthnContextType

com.sun.xml.wss.saml.assertion.saml20.jaxb20.AuthnContext

All Implemented Interfaces:

AuthnContext

public class AuthnContext
extends AuthnContextType
implements AuthnContext

The AuthnContext element may be used to indicate to a replying party receiving an AuthenticationStatement that a SAML authority may be available to provide additional information about the subject of the statement. A single SAML authority may advertise its presence over multiple protocol binding, at multiple locations, and as more than one kind of authority by sending multiple elements as needed.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected static Logger	log

Fields inherited from class com.sun.xml.wss.saml.internal.saml20.jaxb20.AuthnContextType

content

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
AuthnContext()	Constructor
AuthnContext(String authContextClassref, String authenticatingAuthority)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static AuthnContextType	fromElement(Element element)	Constructs an AuthnContext element from an existing XML block.

Methods inherited from class com.sun.xml.wss.saml.internal.saml20.jaxb20.AuthnContextType

getContent

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

log

protected static final Logger log

Constructor Detail

AuthnContext

public AuthnContext()

Constructor

AuthnContext

public AuthnContext(String authContextClassref,
                    String authenticatingAuthority)

Method Detail

fromElement

public static AuthnContextType fromElement(Element element)
                                    throws SAMLException

Constructs an AuthnContext element from an existing XML block.

Parameters:

element - representing a DOM tree element.

Throws:

SAMLException - if there is an error in the sender or in the element definition.