The <MetadataResource> element within a Resource Backed Metadata Provider can have two different type of resource specified.
The precise attributes and child element depend on the type.
The xsi:type of the <MetadataResource> is defined by the urn:mace:shibboleth:2.0:resource schema which can be located at http://shibboleth.net/schema/idp/shibboleth-resource.xsd. This is usually given the prefix "resource:"
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| resource:SVNResource | Deprecated Locates data in an SVN repository |
| resource:ClasspathResource | Locates data on the Java Classpath |