/**
* Creates a SAML Assertion that can be used as a bearer token when invoking REST services. The
* REST service must be configured to accept SAML Assertion bearer tokens.
*
* <p>In JBoss this means protecting the REST services with {@link SAMLBearerTokenLoginModule}. In
* Tomcat7 this means protecting the REST services with {@link SAMLBearerTokenAuthenticator}.
*
* @param issuerName the issuer name (typically the context of the calling web app)
* @param forService the web context of the REST service being invoked
* @param timeValidInMillis how long the saml assertion should be valid for (in milliseconds)
*/
public static String createSAMLAssertion(
String issuerName, String forService, int timeValidInMillis) {
SAMLAssertionFactory factory = getSAMLAssertionFactory();
if (factory == null) {
throw new RuntimeException(
"Failed to create SAML Assertion: Unsupported/undetected platform."); //$NON-NLS-1$
} else {
return factory.createSAMLAssertion(issuerName, forService, timeValidInMillis);
}
}
