SamlAuthenticationStatement.AuthenticationMethod Property
Definition
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Gets or sets the method used to authenticate the subject.
public:
property System::String ^ AuthenticationMethod { System::String ^ get(); void set(System::String ^ value); };public string AuthenticationMethod { get; set; }member this.AuthenticationMethod : string with get, setPublic Property AuthenticationMethod As StringProperty Value
The method used to authenticate the subject. The default value is urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.0:am:unspecified.
Exceptions
The AuthenticationMethod property is set and the IsReadOnly property is true.
Remarks
The set of authentication methods is extensible; however the following table contains the set of authentication methods defined in the SAML specification.
| Authentication method | URI |
|---|---|
| Password | urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.0:am:password |
| Kerberos | urn:ietf:rfc:1510 |
| Secure Remote Password (SRP) | urn:ietf:rfc:2945 |
| Hardware Token | URI:urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.0:am:HardwareToken |
| SSL/TLS Certificate Based Client Authentication | urn:ietf:rfc:2246 |
| PGP Public Key | urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.0:am:PGP |
| SPKI Public Key | urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.0:am:SPKI |
| XKMS Public Key | urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.0:am:XKMS |
| XML Digital Signature | urn:ietf:rfc:3075 |
| Unspecified | urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.0:am:unspecified |
When the AuthenticationMethod property is set to null, the authentication method is set to urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.0:am:unspecified.
The AuthenticationMethod property corresponds to the AuthenticationMethod attribute of the <AuthenticationStatement> element that is defined in the Assertions and Protocol for the OASIS Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) specification.
