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FilesystemMetadataProviderExample

<!-- Load (and reload) entity metadata from a local file. The metadata refresh process is determined by the configured values of the minRefreshDelay attribute (default: PT30S) and maxRefreshDelay attribute (default: PT4H). If you want to load (or reload) the metadata immediately, restart the IdP. --> <MetadataProvider id="LocalEntityMetadata" xsi:type="FilesystemMetadataProvider" metadataFile="%{idp.home}/metadata/local-metadata.xml"/>