diff --git a/lib/onelogin/ruby-saml/response.rb b/lib/onelogin/ruby-saml/response.rb
index 29d48594..31000f69 100644
--- a/lib/onelogin/ruby-saml/response.rb
+++ b/lib/onelogin/ruby-saml/response.rb
@@ -198,6 +198,27 @@ def session_expires_at
         end
       end
 
+      # Gets the AuthnInstant from the AuthnStatement.
+      # Could be used to require re-authentication if a long time has passed
+      # since the last user authentication.
+      # @return [String] AuthnInstant value
+      #
+      def authn_instant
+        @authn_instant ||= begin
+          node = xpath_first_from_signed_assertion('/a:AuthnStatement')
+          node.nil? ? nil : node.attributes['AuthnInstant']
+        end
+      end
+
+      # Gets the AuthnContextClassRef from the AuthnStatement
+      # Could be used to require re-authentication if the assertion
+      # did not met the requested authentication context class.
+      # @return [String] AuthnContextClassRef value
+      #
+      def authn_context_class_ref
+        @authn_context_class_ref ||= Utils.element_text(xpath_first_from_signed_assertion('/a:AuthnStatement/a:AuthnContext/a:AuthnContextClassRef'))
+      end
+
       # Checks if the Status has the "Success" code
       # @return [Boolean] True if the StatusCode is Sucess
       #
diff --git a/test/response_test.rb b/test/response_test.rb
index f2fca3eb..ee8fb1b0 100644
--- a/test/response_test.rb
+++ b/test/response_test.rb
@@ -1357,6 +1357,18 @@ def generate_audience_error(expected, actual)
       end
     end
 
+    describe "#authn_instant" do
+      it "extract the value of the AuthnInstant attribute" do
+        assert_equal "2010-11-18T21:57:37Z", response.authn_instant
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "#authn_context_class_ref" do
+      it "extract the value of the AuthnContextClassRef attribute" do
+        assert_equal "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:ac:classes:Password", response.authn_context_class_ref
+      end
+    end
+
     describe "#success" do
       it "find a status code that says success" do
         response.success?