This provider dynamically (on demand) loads the metadata for a Relying party from a server configured on the requirements of the draft Metadata Query Protocol specification (see base protocol, SAML profile).

Attributes

Common Attributes

Dynamic Provider Attributes

Remote Dynamic Provider Attributes

Required attribute

Name

Type

Default

Description

baseURL

StringRequired

Specifies the base url of the metadata provide

Child Elements

Common Child Elements

Remote Provider Child Elements

Example

<MetadataProvider type="MDQ" baseUrl="http://mdq.example.org/global/" cacheDirectory="mdqCache">
    <MetadataFilter type="Signature" certificate="/path/to/the/pemfile.pem"/>
</MetadataProvider>