Usage Value | Description |
Optional | If the element is present, it will be processed. Absence of the policy element will not result in an error being generated. |
Required | The element must be present or processing will fail with an error. |
Rejected | The incoming message must not contain any instances of this element. If one or more instances are present, processing fails and the message will be rejected with an error. |
Ignored | Instances of this token type are not processed. Whether the element is present or absent, an error will not be generated. As an example, this setting could be used to disable the processing of UsernameToken credentials when more secure credentials (such as X.509 certificates) are being used. |