AuthnContext (Metro Web Services Runtime OSGi Bundle 3.0.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.sun.xml.wss.saml.internal.saml20.jaxb20.AuthnContextType
- - com.sun.xml.wss.saml.assertion.saml20.jaxb20.AuthnContext

All Implemented Interfaces:

AuthnContext
```
public class AuthnContext
extends AuthnContextType
implements AuthnContext
```
The AuthnContext element may be used to indicate to a replying party receiving an AuthenticationStatement that a SAML authority may be available to provide additional information about the subject of the statement. A single SAML authority may advertise its presence over multiple protocol binding, at multiple locations, and as more than one kind of authority by sending multiple elements as needed.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

protected static Logger log
- Fields inherited from class com.sun.xml.wss.saml.internal.saml20.jaxb20.AuthnContextType
  content

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

AuthnContext()
Constructor

AuthnContext(String authContextClassref, String authenticatingAuthority)

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static AuthnContextType`	`fromElement(Element element)`	Constructs an `AuthnContext` element from an existing XML block.

Methods inherited from class com.sun.xml.wss.saml.internal.saml20.jaxb20.AuthnContextType
getContent

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail
- log
```
protected static final Logger log
```

Constructor Detail

AuthnContext
```
public AuthnContext()
```
Constructor

AuthnContext

public AuthnContext(String authContextClassref,
                    String authenticatingAuthority)

Method Detail
- fromElement
```
public static AuthnContextType fromElement(Element element)
                                    throws SAMLException
```
  Constructs an AuthnContext element from an existing XML block.
  
  Parameters:
  
  element - representing a DOM tree element.
  
  Throws:
  
  SAMLException - if there is an error in the sender or in the element definition.