type | Function |
|---|
XML | Loads metadata from a file or HTTP resource, including batches or "aggregates" of metadata for multiple IdPs |
Dynamic | Loads metadata "on demand" (dynamically) from a remote HTTP server, one IdP at a time |
MDQ | A special type of dynamic metadata source that adheres to an IETF draft standard convention for constructing a query URL |
LocalDynamic | A special type of dynamic metadata source that loads metadata on-demand from a local directory of files |
Folder | Largely replaced by the LocalDynamic type, this batch-loads metadata from all the files contained in a specified directory |