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# authentication Package

## `authentication` Package

## `service_client` Module

The `com.vmware.vapi.metadata.authentication.service_client` module provides classes to retrieve authentication information for operation elements.

class `com.vmware.vapi.metadata.authentication.service_client.``Operation`(config)

  Bases: `vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.VapiInterface`

  The `Operation` class provides methods to retrieve authentication information of an operation element.

  An operation element is said to contain authentication information if authentication schemes are specified in the authentication definition file.

  Parameters: | config (`vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration`) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.

  `RESOURCE_TYPE` = 'com.vmware.vapi.operation'

    Resource type for operation.

  `get`(service_id, operation_id)

    Retrieves the authentication information about an operation element corresponding to `operation_id` contained in the service element corresponding to `service_id`.

    Parameters: | service_id (`str`) – Identifier of the service element. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: `com.vmware.vapi.service`. operation_id (`str`) – Identifier of the operation element. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: `com.vmware.vapi.operation`.
    Return type: | `com.vmware.vapi.metadata.authentication_client.OperationInfo`
    Returns: | The `com.vmware.vapi.metadata.authentication_client.OperationInfo` instance that corresponds to `operation_id`.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotFound` if the service element associated with `service_id` does not exist.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotFound` if the operation element associated with `operation_id` does not exist.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotFound` if the operation element associated with `operation_id` does not have any authentication information.

  `list`(service_id)

    Returns the identifiers for the operation elements contained in the service element corresponding to `service_id` that have authentication information.

    Parameters: | service_id (`str`) – Identifier of the service element. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: `com.vmware.vapi.service`.
    Return type: | `list` of `str`
    Returns: | List of identifiers for the operation elements contained in the service element that have authentication information. The return value will contain identifiers for the resource type: `com.vmware.vapi.operation`.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotFound` if the service element associated with `service_id` does not have any operation elements that have authentication information.

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