Backchannel callbacks

Nodes use these callbacks to recover additional information from the request, such as a header or a certificate.

HttpCallback

Accesses user credentials sent in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Basic bXlDbGllbnQ6Zm9yZ2Vyb2Nr

Class to import in scripts: com.sun.identity.authentication.spi.HttpCallback

Learn more in HttpCallback.

Retrieves the locale from the request header for localizing text presented to the user.

Class to import in scripts: javax.security.auth.callback.LanguageCallback

Inserts a script into the page presented to the user; for example, to collect data about the user’s environment.

Class to import in scripts: com.sun.identity.authentication.callbacks.ScriptTextOutputCallback

Retrieves an X.509 certificate, for example, from a header.

Class to import in scripts: com.sun.identity.authentication.spi.X509CertificateCallback