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InvocationContext Enum
SessionLevel Enum
VerificationMethod Enum
VerificationPolicy Enum
Auth Exceptions
Glossary
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Auth Namespace
The Auth namespace provides an interface and
classes for single sign-on into Salesforce and session security management.
The following is the interface in the Auth namespace.
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AuthConfiguration Class
Contains methods for configuring settings for users to log in to a Salesforce org using their authentication provider credentials instead of their Salesforce credentials. The authentication provider can be any authentication provider that supports the OpenID Connect protocol, such as Google, Facebook, or Twitter. Users log in to either a community subdomain of the force.com domain (https://subdomain.force.com) or a Salesforce subdomain created with My Domain (https://subdomain.my.salesforce.com). -
AuthProviderCallbackState Class
Provides request HTTP headers, body, and query parameters to the AuthProviderPlugin.handleCallback method for user authentication. This class allows you to group the information passed in rather than passing headers, body, and query parameters individually. -
AuthProviderPlugin Interface
This interface is deprecated. For new development, use the abstract class Auth.AuthProviderPluginClass to create a custom OAuth-based authentication provider plug-in for single sign-on in to Salesforce. -
AuthProviderPluginClass Class
Contains methods to create a custom OAuth-based authentication provider plug-in for single sign-on in to Salesforce. Use this class to create a custom authentication provider plug-in if you can’t use one of the authentication providers that Salesforce provides. -
AuthProviderTokenResponse Class
Stores the response from the AuthProviderPlugin.handleCallback method. -
AuthToken Class
Contains methods for providing the access token associated with an authentication provider for an authenticated user, except for the Janrain provider. -
CommunitiesUtil Class
Contains methods for getting information about a community user. -
ConnectedAppPlugin Class
Contains methods for extending the behavior of a connected app, for example, customizing how a connected app is invoked depending on the protocol used. This class gives you more control over the interaction between Salesforce and your connected app. -
InvocationContext Enum
The context in which the connected app is invoked, such as the protocol flow used and the token type issued, if any. Developers can use the context information to write code that is unique to the type of invocation. -
JWS Class
Contains methods that apply a digital signature to a JSON Web Token (JWT), using a JSON Web Signature (JWS) data structure. This class creates the signed JWT bearer token, which can be used to request an OAuth access token in the OAuth 2.0 JWT bearer token flow. -
JWT Class
Generates the JSON Claims Set in a JSON Web Token (JWT). The resulting Base64-encoded payload can be passed as an argument to create an instance of the Auth.JWS class. -
JWTBearerTokenExchange Class
Contains methods that POST the signed JWT bearer token to a token endpoint to request an access token, in the OAuth 2.0 JWT bearer token flow. -
OAuthRefreshResult Class
Stores the result of an AuthProviderPluginClass refresh method. OAuth authentication flow provides a refresh token that can be used to get a new access token. Access tokens have a limited lifetime as specified by the session timeout value. When an access token expires, use a refresh token to get a new access token. -
RegistrationHandler Interface
Salesforce provides the ability to use an authentication provider, such as Facebook© or Janrain©, for single sign-on into Salesforce. -
SamlJitHandler Interface
Use this interface to control and customize Just-in-Time user provisioning logic during SAML single sign-on. -
SessionManagement Class
Contains methods for verifying users’ identity, creating custom login flows, customizing security levels, and defining trusted IP ranges for a current session. -
SessionLevel Enum
An Auth.SessionLevel enum value is used by the SessionManagement.setSessionLevel method. -
UserData Class
Stores user information for Auth.RegistrationHandler. -
VerificationMethod Enum
The Auth.VerificationMethod enum contains an identity verification method used to implement mobile-friendly passwordless login pages and to self-register (and deregister) verification methods. -
VerificationPolicy Enum
The Auth.VerificationPolicy enum contains an identity verification policy value used by the SessionManagement.generateVerificationUrl method. -
Auth Exceptions
The Auth namespace contains some exception classes.