org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.authentication

Interface Saml2AuthenticationRequestFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

OpenSamlAuthenticationRequestFactory

public interface Saml2AuthenticationRequestFactory

Component that generates an AuthenticationRequest, samlp:AuthnRequestType as defined by https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/35711/sstc-saml-core-errata-2.0-wd-06-diff.pdf Page 50, Line 2147

Since:

5.2

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	createAuthenticationRequest(Saml2AuthenticationRequest request) Creates an authentication request from the Service Provider, sp, to the Identity Provider, idp.

Method Detail

createAuthenticationRequest

java.lang.String createAuthenticationRequest(Saml2AuthenticationRequest request)

Creates an authentication request from the Service Provider, sp, to the Identity Provider, idp. The authentication result is an XML string that may be signed, encrypted, both or neither.

Parameters:

request - - information about the identity provider, the recipient of this authentication request and accompanying data

Returns:

XML data in the format of a String. This data may be signed, encrypted, both signed and encrypted or neither signed and encrypted

Throws:

Saml2Exception - when a SAML library exception occurs