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[Metadata-Support] RE: General inquiry on metadata updates


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  • From: "Cantor, Scott" <>
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  • Subject: [Metadata-Support] RE: General inquiry on metadata updates
  • Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2017 17:46:00 +0000
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> Are there any best practices or recommendations on updating the
> inCommon metadata file? Here is the scenario we are facing and I'm not
> sure if this is support and/or recommended. The backend SAML framework
> we are using generates unique metadata for each IdP connection setup. So
> if we setup 20 SAML connections, we would essentially have 20 different
> entries in the inCommon XML file. Is this something that would be
> supported?

It's supported, it's just a poor choice. It's basically self-inflicted pain,
and it is a common disconnect between the federation model designed by the
people who invented SAML (i.e. us, among others) and the broken approaches
people are building into their software.

-- Scott


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