SAML AP Access to saml:Assertion saml:Attribute from
web/portal

Hi I am integrating an SSO solution with the UK Government Gateway.

I am using WLS10

I have my security realm configured as a destination site to accept single sign
on and have tested this using another weblogic as the source site. I have also
been able to implement and deploy a name mapper.

The assertion contains some additional data as saml:Attributes which we need to
use in our application for authorization and recording purposes within the
business logic.

However I can't see any obvious way in the current framework of getting access
to the saml:Assertion itself, without writing my own SAMLIdentity Asserter. (by
extending the default Asserter???)

Is there any simple way of accessing the assertion (from a web/portal
application running in the server) or do I have to do this through a filter in
the application and not use the SAML API at all?

Thanks