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FilesystemMetadataProvider

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Last updated: Sept 20, 2021 by Rod Widdowson
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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

Name

Type

Req?

Description

Name

Type

Req?

Description

metadataFile

String

Y

The absolute path to the local metadata file to be loaded

Examples

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