GetAssertion Method

Gets the assertion.

Syntax

claimsauth.getAssertion([callback])

Callback

The 'callback' parameter specifies a function which will be called when the operation completes (or an error is encountered). If the 'callback' parameter is not specified, then the method will block and will not return until the operation completes (or an error is encountered).

The callback for this method is defined as:

function(err){ }

'err' is the error that occurred. If there was no error, then 'err' is 'null'.

'err' has 2 properties which hold detailed information:

err.code
err.message

Remarks

This method communicates with LocalSTS as to obtain an assertion.

When AuthMode is set to 0 (camSharePointOnline) or 1 (camDynamicsCRM) the class will automatically populate various properties to known values to reduce the number of required settings. Typically only the following properties are required:

When AuthMode is set to 2 (camADFS) or 3 (camCustom) the following properties are required:

If the assertion is signed the class will use the certificate specified in SignerCert to verify the signature. If SignerCert is not set the class will attempt to parse the certificate present in the assertion to perform verification.

After the assertion is parsed and the signature is verified (if present) the following properties will be populated: