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AssertionPluginClass Method—Sets or Retrieves the Name of an Assertion Generator Plug-in

The AssertionPluginClass method sets or retrieves the fully qualified class name of an assertion generator plug-in.

Syntax

The AssertionPluginClass method has the following format:

Netegrity::PolicyMgtAffiliate‑>AssertionPluginClass( [className] )

Parameters

The AssertionPluginClass method accepts the following parameter:

className (string)

(Optional) Specifies the fully qualified class name of the custom assertion generator plug-in, for example, com.samlproducer.assertionplugin.partner1.

Return Value

The AssertionPluginClass method returns one of the following values:

• The new or existing class name
• undef if the plug-in is not defined, or the call was unsuccessful

Remarks

The plug-in is a custom Java class that lets you modify the contents of a default SAML assertion generated by SiteMinder. SAML assertions are available through Federation Security Services, which is licensed separately.

The assertion generator plug-in functionality requires a Policy Management API session version of at least v6.0 SP 2. You can pass a parameter string into the assertion generator plug-in through the method PolicyMgtAffiliate‑>AssertionPluginParameters.

To create an assertion generator plug-in, implement the AssertionGeneratorPlugin interface in the Java SDK. For information, see the Programming Guide for Java.