IdPMetadata.java

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package org.guanxi.common.metadata;

/**
 * This provides an interface to access all of the different attributes of the
 * IdP Metadata that are required by Guanxi. Using this means that different
 * formats of metadata can be supported much more easily.
 * 
 * @author matthew alistair
 * 
 */
public interface IdPMetadata extends Metadata {
  /**
   * This gets the Attribute Authority URL. Where possible this should get the
   * AAURL that has the urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.0:bindings:SOAP-binding
   * binding.
   * 
   * @return This returns the Attribute Authority URL which can be used for
   *         Attribute transfer with the IdP.
   */
  public String getAttributeAuthorityURL();
}