The Secure Attributes Exchange feature provides a set of client APIs in both Java and .NET interfaces. the client APIs are used to enable following:
Identity Provider applications push user authentication, user profile, and transaction related information to the local OpenSSO Enterprise instance. The information is then passed over to the Service Provider side using the federation protocols,
Service Provider applications consume the same user profile and transaction information.
The details of Secure Attributes Exchange client APIs are described in detail in the Sun OpenSSO Enterprise 8.0 Java API Reference .