dnsNameOneAndOnly Function Description

Description

This function takes in a bag of attributes of type dnsName and returns a single value. It only works if the bag contains a single value. If the bag contains zero values or more than 1 value than the function will trigger an error yielding Indeterminate. Use this function when you need to compare an attribute to a single value. See example below.

dnsNameOneAndOnly belongs to the ALFA function reference's Bag functions category. It maps to the XACML function identifier urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:2.0:function:dnsName-one-and-only, takes 1 argument and returns a value of type dnsName.

Property Value
Category Bag functions
# Arguments 1
Arguments
  • A bag of attribute values of type dnsName.
Return Value dnsName
Expressed As pre-fix
Representation ALFA short name
Allowed In Target false
ALFA Shorthand None
Commutative false

Example

/**
 * Check the DNS name for the site
 */
rule dnsNameOneAndOnlyExample{
    permit
    condition stringFromDnsName(dnsNameOneAndOnly(dns))=="example.com:8080"
}

In this example, access is permitted if the DNS value is example.com.