com.ibm.security.access.extension.authz

Interface RequestContext

public interface RequestContext

A request context object.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.util.List<Attribute>	getActionAttribute(java.lang.String attributeId, java.lang.String dataType, java.lang.String issuer) Called to get action attributes in the current XACML request.
java.util.List<Attribute>	getEnvironmentAttribute(java.lang.String attributeId, java.lang.String dataType, java.lang.String issuer) Called to get environment attributes in the current XACML request.
java.lang.Object	getParameter(java.lang.String parameterName) Retrieve a parameter of the given name in the XACML request.
java.util.List<Attribute>	getResourceAttribute(java.lang.String attributeId, java.lang.String dataType, java.lang.String issuer) Called to get resources attributes in the current XACML request.
org.w3c.dom.Node[]	getResourceContents() Retrieve the resource contents in the XACML request.
java.util.List<Attribute>	getSubjectAttributes(java.lang.String attributeId, java.lang.String dataType, java.lang.String issuer) Called to get subject attributes in the current XACML request.
java.util.List<Attribute>	getSubjectAttributes(java.lang.String subjectCategory, java.lang.String attributeId, java.lang.String dataType, java.lang.String issuer) Called to get subject attributes in the current XACML request.

Method Detail

getSubjectAttributes

java.util.List<Attribute> getSubjectAttributes(java.lang.String attributeId,
                                               java.lang.String dataType,
                                               java.lang.String issuer)

Called to get subject attributes in the current XACML request.

Parameters:

attributeId - the id of the attribute to get.

dataType - the data type of the attribute.

issuer - the name of the issuer associated with the attributeId.

Returns:

list of attributes to return. If multiple values exist for an attribute, then multiple Attribute objects with the same name are created and returned in the list.

getSubjectAttributes

java.util.List<Attribute> getSubjectAttributes(java.lang.String subjectCategory,
                                               java.lang.String attributeId,
                                               java.lang.String dataType,
                                               java.lang.String issuer)

Called to get subject attributes in the current XACML request.

Parameters:

subjectCategory - the subject category.

attributeId - the id of the attribute to get.

dataType - the data type of the attribute.

issuer - the name of the issuer associated with the attributeId.

Returns:

list of attributes to return. If multiple values exist for an attribute, then multiple Attribute objects with the same name are created and returned in the list.

getResourceAttribute

java.util.List<Attribute> getResourceAttribute(java.lang.String attributeId,
                                               java.lang.String dataType,
                                               java.lang.String issuer)

Called to get resources attributes in the current XACML request.

Parameters:

attributeId - the id of the attribute to get.

dataType - the data type of the attribute.

issuer - the name of the issuer associated with the attributeId.

Returns:

list of attributes to return. If multiple values exist for an attribute, then multiple Attribute objects with the same name are created and returned in the list.

getActionAttribute

java.util.List<Attribute> getActionAttribute(java.lang.String attributeId,
                                             java.lang.String dataType,
                                             java.lang.String issuer)

Called to get action attributes in the current XACML request.

Parameters:

attributeId - the id of the attribute to get.

dataType - the data type of the attribute.

issuer - the name of the issuer associated with the attributeId.

Returns:

list of attributes to return. If multiple values exist for an attribute, then multiple Attribute objects with the same name are created and returned in the list.

getEnvironmentAttribute

java.util.List<Attribute> getEnvironmentAttribute(java.lang.String attributeId,
                                                  java.lang.String dataType,
                                                  java.lang.String issuer)

Called to get environment attributes in the current XACML request.

Parameters:

attributeId - the id of the attribute to get.

dataType - the data type of the attribute.

issuer - the name of the issuer associated with the attributeId.

Returns:

list of attributes to return. If multiple values exist for an attribute, then multiple Attribute objects with the same name are created and returned in the list.

getParameter

java.lang.Object getParameter(java.lang.String parameterName)

Retrieve a parameter of the given name in the XACML request.

Parameters:

parameterName - the parameter name.

Returns:

value of parameter.

getResourceContents

org.w3c.dom.Node[] getResourceContents()

Retrieve the resource contents in the XACML request.

Returns:

a dom node.