SPSession (Shibboleth IdP :: Session API 4.0.1 API)

All Superinterfaces:

Component, IdentifiedComponent

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicSPSession
```
@ThreadSafe
public interface SPSession
extends IdentifiedComponent
```
Describes a session with a service in turn associated with an IdPSession. This is a high level interface that should be extended to expose data associated with particular protocols used to establish sessions.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Instant`	`getCreationInstant()`	Get the time when this session was created.
`Instant`	`getExpirationInstant()`	Get the time when this session will expire.
`String`	`getSPSessionKey()`	Get a unique key identifying this subject's session with the service.

Methods inherited from interface net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.component.IdentifiedComponent
getId

- Method Detail
  - getCreationInstant
```
@Nonnull
Instant getCreationInstant()
```
    Get the time when this session was created.
    
    Returns:
    
    time when this session was created
  - getExpirationInstant
```
@Nonnull
Instant getExpirationInstant()
```
    Get the time when this session will expire.
    
    Returns:
    
    time when this session will expire
  - getSPSessionKey
```
@Nullable
String getSPSessionKey()
```
    Get a unique key identifying this subject's session with the service.
    This will vary based on the type of session, typically based on the protocol used, but it provides a secondary lookup key that may be required in support of other use cases involving that protocol. Not all protocols may require such a key, so null may be returned.
    
    Returns:
    
    a unique key identifying this subject's session with the service, or null