AssertionGrant (Nimbus OAuth 2.0 SDK with OpenID Connect 1.0 extensions v9.22)

java.lang.Object
- com.nimbusds.oauth2.sdk.AuthorizationGrant
- - com.nimbusds.oauth2.sdk.AssertionGrant

Direct Known Subclasses:

JWTBearerGrant, SAML2BearerGrant
```
public abstract class AssertionGrant
extends AuthorizationGrant
```
Assertion grant. Used in access token requests with an assertion, such as a SAML 2.0 assertion or JSON Web Token (JWT).
Related specifications:
- Assertion Framework for OAuth 2.0 Client Authentication and Authorization Grants (RFC 7521), section 4.1.

- Field Summary
  
  Fields
  Modifier and Type Field Description
  
  protected static ParseException MISSING_ASSERTION_PARAM_EXCEPTION
  Caches missing assertion parameter exception.
- Constructor Summary
  
  Constructors
  Modifier Constructor Description
  
  protected AssertionGrant(GrantType type)
  Creates a new assertion-based authorisation grant.
- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  abstract String getAssertion()
  Gets the assertion.
  - Methods inherited from class com.nimbusds.oauth2.sdk.AuthorizationGrant
    getType, parse, toParameters
  - Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
    clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - MISSING_ASSERTION_PARAM_EXCEPTION
```
protected static final ParseException MISSING_ASSERTION_PARAM_EXCEPTION
```
    Caches missing assertion parameter exception.
- Constructor Detail
  - AssertionGrant
```
protected AssertionGrant(GrantType type)
```
    Creates a new assertion-based authorisation grant.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - The authorisation grant type. Must not be null.
- Method Detail
  - getAssertion
```
public abstract String getAssertion()
```
    Gets the assertion.
    
    Returns:
    
    The assertion as a string.