Security Mechanism

Defines the type of security credential that is used to secure the STS request. You can choose one of the following security credential types:

• Anonymous — The anonymous security mechanism contains no security credentials.

• KerberosToken — Uses Kerberos security tokens.

• LibertyDiscoverySecurity — Uses Liberty-based security tokens.

• SAML-HolderOfKey — Uses the SAML 1.1 assertion type Holder-Of-Key.

• SAML-SenderVouches — Uses the SAML 1.1 assertion type Sender Vouches.

• SAML2–HolderOfKey — Uses the SAML 2.0 assertion token type Holder-Of-Key.

• SAML2–SenderVouches — Uses the SAML 2.0 assertion token type Sender Vouches.

• STSSecurity — Uses the security token generated from the Security Token service for a given web service provider.

• UserNameToken — Uses User Name Token with digest password.

• UserNameToken-Plain — Uses a user name token with a clear text password for securing web service requests.

• X509Token — Uses the X509 certificate.