BEA WebLogic Server 9.0 API Reference

weblogic.security.providers.saml
Interface SAMLIdentityAssertionNameMapper

public interface SAMLIdentityAssertionNameMapper

Interface used to perform mapping of user and group information from SAML assertions.

To specify an instance of this interface to be used by the SAML Identity Asserter, set the NameMapperClassName attribute.

Classes implementing this interface must have a public no-arg constructor.

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Method Summary

String	getGroupAttrName() Returns the SAML AttributeName that should be used to extract group information from assertions.
String	getGroupAttrNamespace() Returns the SAML AttributeNamespace that should be used to extract group information from assertions.
Collection	mapGroupInfo(SAMLNameMapperInfo info, ContextHandler handler) Maps a SAMLNameMapperInfo to a user name and a Collection of group names.
String	mapNameInfo(SAMLNameMapperInfo info, ContextHandler handler) Maps a SAMLNameMapperInfo to a user name and a Collection of group names.

Method Detail

getGroupAttrName

public String getGroupAttrName()

Returns the SAML AttributeName that should be used to extract group information from assertions. The SAML Identity Asserter will use this value to identify the Attribute containing group information and populate a SAMLNameMapperInfo with its values.

Returns:

The AttributeName.

getGroupAttrNamespace

public String getGroupAttrNamespace()

Returns the SAML AttributeNamespace that should be used to extract group information from assertions. The SAML Identity Asserter will use this value to identify the Attribute containing group information and populate a SAMLNameMapperInfo with its values.

Returns:

The AttributeNamespace.

mapGroupInfo

public Collection mapGroupInfo(SAMLNameMapperInfo info,
                               ContextHandler handler)

Maps a SAMLNameMapperInfo to a user name and a Collection of group names.

Parameters:

info - The SAMLNameMapperInfo containing user and group information from a SAML assertion.

handler - The ContextHandler passed to the SAML Identity Asserter.

Returns:

A Collection containing the mapped group names, or null if groups were not mapped.

mapNameInfo

public String mapNameInfo(SAMLNameMapperInfo info,
                          ContextHandler handler)

Maps a SAMLNameMapperInfo to a user name and a Collection of group names.

Parameters:

info - The SAMLNameMapperInfo containing user and group information from a SAML assertion.

handler - The ContextHandler passed to the SAML Identity Asserter.

Returns:

A String contained the mapped username