Namespace: urn:mace:shibboleth:2.0:metadata
Schema: http://shibboleth.net/schema/idp/shibboleth-metadata.xsd
The FilesystemMetadataProvider loads metadata from a file on the local file system. The provider will periodically reload the metadata if the file changes.
The FilesystemMetadataProvider is used with local metadata. See the MetadataManagementBestPractices topic for more information. |
Any of the Common Attributes or the Reloading Attributes may be configured. In addition one attribute metadataFile must be specified:
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
metadataFile | String | required | The absolute path to the local metadata file to be loaded |
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.
The following example loads a metadata file from the file system: