The DynamicHTTPMetadataProvider fetches entity metadata just-in-time from a remote HTTP server. The metadata request URL is constructed by applying a transform to the entityID. The transform strategy is configured in a child element.
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Any of the following child elements may be specified (, in order)the specified order (i.e. filters must appear first, then optionally a trust engine, and finally one of the request construction elements.
| Name | Cardinality | Description |
|---|---|---|
<MetadataFilter> | 0 or more | A metadata filter applied to candidate metadata as it flows through the metadata pipeline |
<TLSTrustEngine>3.1 | 0 or 1 | A custom TrustEngine used to evaluate TLS server certificates. This element conflicts with and is overridden by the httpClientSecurityParametersRef attribute. |
<MetadataQueryProtocol> | 0 or 1 | Constructs the metadata request URL based on the requirements of the Metadata Query Protocol |
<Template> | 0 or 1 | Constructs the metadata request URL by means of a simple transform based on substitution |
<Regex> | 0 or 1 | Constructs the metadata request URL by means of a complex transform based on a regular expression |
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| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
encodingStyle 3.4 | "none", "form", "path", or "fragment" | "form" | Determines whether and how the entityID value will be URL encoded prior to replacement. Allowed values are:
The precise definition of these terms is defined in the documentation for the methods of the Guava library's UrlEscapers class. |
| Boolean | true | Deprecated. Use 'encodingStyle instead as of v3.4. If the element contains an encoded attribute set to "false", the value will be replaced directly, otherwise it will be URL form encoded. |
transformRef | Bean ID | A reference to a transform function for the entityID. If used, the child element must be empty. | |
velocityEngine | Bean ID | shibboleth.VelocityEngine | This attribute may be used to specify the name of the Velocity engine defined within the application. |
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