FileCredentialResolver

1 Overview
2 Reference
- 2.1 Attributes
- 2.2 Child Elements
3 Examples

Overview

Indicated by type="File", loads keys and certificates stored in local or remote files using common formats. PEM, DER, and PKCS#12 are supported.

Obviously for security reasons, local files are generally used to store credentials, but it is possible to load them remotely, particularly in the case of a CRL (certificate revocation list).

Reference

Attributes

Name	Type	Default	Description

Name	Type	Default	Description
type	string		Required, set to "File" in the case of this plugin
certificate	local pathname		Shorthand for a <Certificate> element whose `<Path>` element contains the value of the attribute
key	local pathname		Shorthand for a <Key> element whose `<Path>` element contains the value of the attribute
password	string		Optional password for decrypting the private key if the `key` shorthand attribute is used.
keyName	string		Optional "alias" for the key if the `key` shorthand attribute is used. See the `<Name>` element in the CredentialKey topic.
use	"signing", "TLS", "encryption",		Optional setting that limits the use of the credential to the designated purpose. Note that "`signing`" implies "`TLS`" (it's a superset).
keyInfoMask	integer bitmask	15	Optional bitmask controlling the content of generated KeyInfo information. By default, various combinations of the key value, name(s), X.509 certificate, and X.509 subject name are included. Certificate issuer and serial number are not, because of known bugs in non-Shibboleth software. The actual output in any given case depends on the underlying implementation.
extractNames	boolean	true	Optional flag to disable the default extraction of "key names" based on the supplied certificate. Allows deployer to maximize control over the exact names, if any, that will be available to match against a compared key in a signature or encrypted key block. Normally left on except in specialized cases.

Child Elements

Name	Cardinality		Description

Name	Cardinality	Description
<Key>	0 or 1	References a private key. See also the `key` attribute above.
<Certificate>	0 or 1	References one or more X.509 certificates. See also the `certificate` attribute above.
<CRL>	0 or 1	References a certificate revocation list

Examples

The following two examples are equivalent:

<FileCredentialResolver type="File" key="sp.key" certificate="sp.crt"/>

<FileCredentialResolver type="File">
    <Key>
        <Path>sp.key</Path>
    </Key>
    <Certificate>
        <Path>sp.crt</Path>
    </Certificate>
</FileCredentialResolver>