Sun Java System Access Manager Policy Agent 2.2 Guide for BEA WebLogic Server/Portal 9.2

Fetching Attributes as Request Attributes

When the agent is configured to provide the LDAP attributes as request attributes, the agent populates these attribute values into the HttpServletRequest as attributes that can later be used by the application as necessary. These attributes are populated as java.util.Set objects, which must be cast to this type before they can be successfully used.