VMware vSphere SDKs and Tools 6.7

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Renew

Renews an existing SAML token.

Method Signature

Renew (token : RequestSecurityTokenType) returns RequestSecurityTokenResponseType

Parameter

token :
RequestSecurityTokenType
 – Security token request containing a SAML token previously obtained from a vCenter Single Sign-On server. The token must be valid (not expired). The following
RequestSecurityTokenType
 elements are required for a
Renew
 request; the remaining elements are optional.
  • RequestType
     – Must be the URL
    “http://docs.oasis-open.org/ws-sx/ws-trust/200512/Renew”
    .
  • RenewTarget
     – Identifies the SAML token to be renewed.
  • Sig
     attribute (
    UseKey
     element) – Specifies a security token that contains an existing certificate key for subject confirmation.
  • Context
     attribute – Required if you include a
    BinaryExchangeType
     element for SSPI authentication.

Return Value

RequestSecurityTokenResponseType
 – Response containing the renewed token.

Comments

You can renew holder-of-key tokens only. In addition to the the required token request elements shown above, the
Renew
 request SOAP header must contain security elements according to the security policy.

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