org.picketlink.identity.federation.core.wstrust

Interface SecurityTokenService

All Superinterfaces:

Provider<Source>

public interface SecurityTokenService
extends Provider<Source>

The SecurityTokenService (STS) interface. It extends the Provider interface so that it can be dynamically invoked (as opposed to having a service endpoint interface).

Author:

Stefan Guilhen

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Source	invoke(Source request) Invokes an operation occording to the contents of the request message.

Method Detail

invoke

Source invoke(Source request)

Description copied from interface: Provider

Invokes an operation occording to the contents of the request message.

Specified by:

invoke in interface Provider<Source>

Parameters:

request - The request message or message payload.

Returns:

The response message or message payload. May be null if there is no response.

See Also:

MessageContext, ProtocolException