FilesystemMetadataProvider

Namespace: urn:mace:shibboleth:2.0:metadata
Schema: http://shibboleth.net/schema/idp/shibboleth-metadata.xsd

Overview

The FilesystemMetadataProvider loads metadata from a file on the local file system. The provider will periodically reload the metadata if the file changes.

Use this provider with local metadata

The FilesystemMetadataProvider is used with local metadata. See the MetadataManagementBestPractices topic for more information.

Reference

Examples

The following example loads a metadata file from the file system:

Load entity metadata from a file

<!--
    Load (and reload) entity metadata from a local file.

    The metadata refresh process is determined by the configured values of the 
    minRefreshDelay attribute (default: PT30S) and maxRefreshDelay attribute 
    (default: PT4H). If you want to load (or reload) the metadata immediately, 
    restart the IdP.
-->
<MetadataProvider id="LocalEntityMetadata" xsi:type="FilesystemMetadataProvider"
                  metadataFile="%{idp.home}/metadata/local-metadata.xml"/>