Validate

Validates an existing SAML token.

Method Signature

Validate (token : RequestSecurityTokenType) returns RequestSecurityTokenResponseType

Parameter

token :
RequestSecurityTokenType
– Security token request containing a SAML token previously obtained from a vCenter Single Sign-On server. The following
RequestSecurityTokenType
elements are required for a
Validate
request; the remaining elements are optional.
  • RequestType
    – Must specify the URL
    “http://docs.oasis-open.org/ws-sx/ws-trust/200512/Validate”
    .
  • ValidateTarget
    – Identifies the SAML token to be validated.
  • Sig
    attribute (
    UseKey
    element) – Specifies a security token that contains an existing certificate key.
  • Context
    attribute – Required if you include a
    BinaryExchangeType
    element for SSPI authentication.

Return Value

RequestSecurityTokenResponseType
– Response containing the validated token.

Comments

Performs validation of the token and its subject. It includes but is not limited to validations of the following elements:
  • Token signature
  • Token lifetime
  • Token subject
  • Token delegates
  • Group(s) to which the subject belongs