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IdPDevExtAttribEnc

Sept 09, 2008

Attribute Encoder Extensions

This information is meant to be used in conjunction with the Creating Custom IdP Extensions - General Overview guide.

Classes, Schema Types, and Schema Files

Class to extend:
- For SAML 1 Attribute Encoders -
  edu.internet2.middleware.shibboleth.common.attribute.encoding.provider.AbstractSAML1AttributeEncoder
- For SAML 2 Attribute Encoders -
  edu.internet2.middleware.shibboleth.common.attribute.encoding.provider.AbstractSAML2AttributeEncoder
- For all others (including SAML 1 and SAML 2 name ID encoders) -
  edu.internet2.middleware.shibboleth.common.attribute.encoding.provider.AbstractAttributeEncoder

Bean Definition Parser to extend:
edu.internet2.middleware.shibboleth.common.config.attribute.encoding.BaseAttributeEncoderBeanDefinitionParser

Location of schema file to import:
/schema/shibboleth-2.0-attribute-resolver.xsd

Namespace containing schema type to extend:
urn:mace:shibboleth:2.0:resolver

Complex type to extend:
BaseAttributeEncoderType