vCenter Server Single
Sign-On Session
After you obtain a SAML token from the vCenter
Single Sign-On server, you can use the vSphere Web Services API method
LoginByToken
to establish a
single sign-on session with a vCenter Server. See
vCenter Single Sign-On Client
Example (.NET) for a description of how to obtain a vCenter Single
Sign-On token.
To establish a vCenter Server session that is
based on SAML token authentication, the client must embed the SAML token in the
SOAP header of the
LoginByToken
request. The C#
LoginByToken
example uses the
.NET services in
vCenter Server Single Sign-On Session
to support a single sign-on session.
.NET Element /
Namespace
| vCenter Single Sign-On
Usage
|
|---|---|
SecurityPolicyAssertion
Microsoft.Web.Services3.Security
| The sample creates a
custom policy assertion derived from the
SecurityPolicyAssertion
class. The custom assertion contains the SAML token and X509 certificate.
|
SendSecurityFilter
Microsoft.Web.Services3.Security
| The sample defines a
custom output filter derived from the
SendSecurityFilter
class. The custom filter adds the token and certificate to the outgoing SOAP
message.
|
ServicePointManager
System.net
| The sample uses the
ServicePointManager to
specify SSL3 and HTTP 100-Continue behavior.
|
ConfigurationManager
System.Configuration
| The sample uses the
ConfigurationManager to
specify certificate metadata (password and certificate type).
|
CookieContainer
System.Net
| The sample uses the
CookieContainer class to
manage vCenter Server session cookies.
|