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User Interface Elements in Metadata

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titleMeeting Baseline Expectations Alert

InCommon expects to roll out will phase in the Baseline Expectations program in early through much of calendar year 2018. This Over time, this program will make some user interface elements mandatory (these are noted below). InCommon recommends adding all of these user elements to your metadata; in particular those that will become mandatory. For more information, see the Baseline Expectations wiki page.

User interface elements in Federation metadata are used by downstream applications to construct rich, dynamic user interfaces (UIs). Specifically, user interface elements in IdP metadata are used for the discovery and error pages at the SP, while user interface elements in SP metadata are used for the login, consent, and error pages at the IdP. The goal is to unify the various user interfaces associated with cross-domain single sign-on, thereby enhancing the overall user experience.

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