FederationClient (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Java SDK - 3.75.0)

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractFederationClient, FileBasedResourcePrincipalFederationClient, FixedContentResourcePrincipalFederationClient, ResourcePrincipalsFederationClient, ResourcePrincipalsV3FederationClient, ResourcePrincipalV2FederationClient, X509FederationClient
```
public interface FederationClient
```
Defines a basic interface for a federation endpoint that provides a security token for authentication.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getSecurityToken()`	Gets a security token from the federation endpoint.
`String`	`getStringClaim(String key)`	Get a claim embedded in the security token.
`String`	`refreshAndGetSecurityToken()`	Gets a security token from the federation endpoint.

- Method Detail
  - getSecurityToken
```
String getSecurityToken()
```
    Gets a security token from the federation endpoint.
    May use a cached token if it judged to still be valid.
    
    Returns:
    
    A security token that can be used to authenticate requests.
  - refreshAndGetSecurityToken
```
String refreshAndGetSecurityToken()
```
    Gets a security token from the federation endpoint.
    This will always retreive a new token from the federation endpoint and does not use a cached token.
    
    Returns:
    
    A security token that can be used to authenticate requests.
  - getStringClaim
```
String getStringClaim(String key)
```
    Get a claim embedded in the security token.
    May use the cached token if it is judged to still be valid.