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

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	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