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IdPFilterRequirementAuthenticationMethodString

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Authentication Method Attribute Filter Matching Rule

This matching rules evaluates to true if the method used to authenticate the user matches a given string.

Define the Rule

This rule is defined by the element <PolicyRequirementRule xsi:type="basic:AuthenticationMethodString">, for policy requirements rules, and <PermitValueRule xsi:type="basic:AuthenticationMethodString">, for permit value rules, with the follow attributes:

  • value - the string value to match
  • ignoreCase - a boolean flag indicating whether the match is not case-sensitive
Example Policy Requirement Rule using the AuthenticationMethodString Match Function
<PolicyRequirementRule xsi:type="basic:AuthenticationMethodString" value="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:ac:classes:PasswordProtectedTransport" />