CommandLines

The bin subdirectory of an IdP installation provides multiple command line utilities. Many (but not all) are a thin veneer over the https://shibboleth.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IDP5/pages/3199511365.

Command Line

Description

Command Line

Description

aacli

Calls the https://shibboleth.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IDP5/pages/3199511404 web service

build

Rebuilds the war file after a change to edit-webapp as described here

dumpconfig

Call the https://shibboleth.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IDP5/pages/3230924801 web service

keygen

Creates a self signed key pair. Referenced by examples in

mdquery

Calls the web service

module

Manages Modules

plugin

Manages plugins

reload-metadata

Calls the web service

reload-service

Calls the web service

sealer

Allows direct encryption/decryption of data using the IdP’s secret key and data sealing mechanism

seckeygen

Described in

setacl (Windows Only)

Sets restrictive ACLs over an IdP installation as described here

status

Calls the web service

update

Checks for and optionally downloads new versions of the IdP, as described in

version

Displays the currently installed IdP version