CacheKeyTemplate

The <CacheKeyTemplate> element provides the template from which a cache key associated with the result of the connector can be built. This element may be used when the <BodyTemplate> is used to trigger use of POST. Normally caching can be keyed off of the URL of a GET request since it will contain all of the request's variable state, but with POST this isn't possible. This allows the caching to be customized to the specific nature of a request, or disabled dynamically if an empty string is produced.

Schema Name and Location

This element is defined in the urn:mace:shibboleth:2.0:resolver namespace, the schema for which is located at http://shibboleth.net/schema/idp/shibboleth-attribute-resolver.xsd

Example

The example demonstrates construction of a cache key based solely on an attribute unique to the identity of the subject.

<CacheKeyTemplate MIMEType="text/xml">
	<![CDATA[	
	$employeeNumber.get(0)
	]]>
</CacheKeyTemplate>

Configuration Reference

Attributes

No attributes are defined.

Child Elements

No child elements are defined.

Template Context

As enumerated below, several variables are available in the template context. In practice, $resolutionContext.principal and various named dependent attributes (if any) tend to be most useful.