The FilesystemMetadataProvider loads metadata from a file located on the file system of the IdP.
The provider can be configured to periodically check and reload the metadata if needed. This is achieved with the reloading attributes.
Schema Names and location
The <MetadataProvider> element and the type FilesystemMetadataProvider are defined by the urn:mace:shibboleth:2.0:metadata schema, which can be located at http://shibboleth.net/schema/idp/shibboleth-metadata.xsd.
Attributes
Any of the common attributes or the reloading attributes can be specified. In addition one attribute metadataFile must be specified, this is the path to the local metadata file to be loaded
Child Elements
Any of the following child elements may be specified (in order).
| Name | Cardinality | Description |
|---|---|---|
<MetadataFilter> | 0 or more | A metadata filter applied to candidate metadata as it flows through the metadata pipeline |
The <MetadataFilter> child element is common to all metadata providers. The FilesystemMetadataProvider type has no child elements of its own.
Example
<MetadataProvider id="FileMetadata" xsi:type="FilesystemMetadataProvider" metadataFile="%{idp.home}/metadata/FileMetadata.xml"/>