Package net.shibboleth.idp.attribute

IdPAttributes are protocol-agnostic units of information about some thing, usually a user.

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Interface Summary

Interface	Description
AttributeEncoder<EncodedType>	Attribute encoders convert an IdPAttribute into a protocol specific representation.
IdPAttributeValue<ValueType>	Interface for values of an IdPAttribute.

Class Summary

Class	Description
ByteAttributeValue	A byte[] value for an IdPAttribute.
IdPAttribute	Each attribute represents one piece of information about a user and has associated encoders used to turn that information in to protocol-specific formats.
IdPRequestedAttribute	IdP Representation of the SAML2 RequestedAttribute.
LocalizedStringAttributeValue	An optionally localized String value of an IdPAttribute.
ScopedStringAttributeValue	An attribute value with an associated scope.
StringAttributeValue	Base class for IdPAttribute values that are strings.
XMLObjectAttributeValue	A XMLObjectAttributeValue value for an IdPAttribute.

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
AttributeEncodingException	Indicates a problem during the encoding of an attribute.
AttributeException	Base class for attribute related exceptions.
UnsupportedAttributeTypeException	Exception thrown when a particular IdPAttributeValue type was expected but a different one was encountered.

Package net.shibboleth.idp.attribute Description

IdPAttributes are protocol-agnostic units of information about some thing, usually a user. Attributes and their values are encoded in to protocol-specific formats by means of AttributeEncoders.