Sun Java System Application Server Enterprise Edition 8.1 2005Q2 Developer's Guide

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## request-policy

Defines the authentication policy requirements of the authentication provider’s request processing.

### Superelements

provider-config (`sun-acc.xml`)

### Subelements

none

### Attributes

The following table describes attributes for the `request-policy` element.

Table A–89 `request-policy` Attributes

Attribute | Default | Description
--- | --- | ---
`auth-source` | none | Specifies the type of required authentication, either `sender` (user name and password) or `content` (digital signature).
`auth-recipient` | none | Specifies whether recipient authentication occurs before or after content authentication. Allowed values are `before-content` and `after-content`.

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