org.jboss.seam.security.external.saml.api
Interface SamlNameId

All Known Implementing Classes:

SamlNameIdImpl

public interface SamlNameId

Name identifying a subject (person) that has been authenticated using SAML. For details, refer to section 2.2 of the document 'Assertions and Protocols for the OASIS 3 Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) V2.0' .

Author:

Marcel Kolsteren

Method Summary

String	getFormat() A URI reference representing the classification of string-based identifier information.
String	getQualifier() The security or administrative domain that qualifies the identifier.
String	getValue() The actual name

Method Detail

getValue

String getValue()

The actual name

Returns:

the name (not null)

getFormat

String getFormat()

A URI reference representing the classification of string-based identifier information.

Returns:

an URI reference, or null if the format is unspecified

getQualifier

String getQualifier()

The security or administrative domain that qualifies the identifier. This attribute provides a means to federate identifiers from disparate user stores without collision.

Returns:

the qualifier, or null if the name is unqualified