AttributeEncoderPluginConfiguration

Namespace: urn:mace:shibboleth:2.0:resolver
Schema: http://shibboleth.net/schema/idp/shibboleth-attribute-resolver.xsd

1 Overview
2 AttributeEncoder Plugin Types
3 Reference

Overview

Attribute encoders convert the internal representation of an IdPAttribute into a particular protocol format. The supported encoders currently support SAML 1, SAML 2, and CAS representations. The mechanism is inherently limited to XML-based output formats.

Attribute encoders are specified with the xsi:type attribute within the <AttributeEncoder> element.

General purpose attribute encoding is best achieved by using the Attribute Registry. Explicit per-attribute encoding continues to be useful when you want to associate an ActivationCondition with the encoder (though this is also possible via rules in the registry).

Note that a source of confusion is that because of the changes to how this code operates, when you add or remove encoders to your resolver configuration, the changes won't take effect until/unless the AttributeRegistryConfiguration is reloaded.

AttributeEncoder Plugin Types

xsi:type	Function

xsi:type	Function
SAML2String	Encodes an IdPAttribute with simple string values as a SAML 2 Attibute.
SAML2ScopedString	Encodes an IdPAttribute with scoped values as a SAML 2 Attibute.
SAML2DateTime	Encodes an IdPAttribute with date/time values as a SAML 2 Attribute.
SAML2XMLObject	Encodes an IdPAttribute with complex XML-based values as a SAML 2 Attribute.
SAML2Base64	Encodes an IdPAttribute with binary values as a SAML 2 Attribute.
SAML1String	Encodes an IdPAttribute with simple string values as a SAML 1 Attibute.
SAML1ScopedString	Encodes an IdPAttribute with scoped values as a SAML 1 Attibute.
SAML1XMLObject	Encodes an IdPAttribute with complex XML-based values as a SAML 1 Attribute.
SAML1Base64	Encodes an IdPAttribute with binary values as a SAML 1 Attribute.

Reference

The following attributes are common to all encoders:

The following child element is common to all encoders: