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Metadata

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Administration

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This

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page

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is

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for

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site

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administrators

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responsible

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for

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creating

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and

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maintaining

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SAML

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metadata

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on

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behalf

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of

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their

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organization.

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The

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metadata

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submitted

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by

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the

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site

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administrator

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is

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vetted

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and

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approved

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by

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the

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InCommon

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Registration

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Authority

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(RA).

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Since

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the

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security

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of

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the

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SAML

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protocol

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depends

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on

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the

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proper

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use

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of

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metadata,

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the

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RA

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checks

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the

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correctness

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and

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integrity

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of

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what

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is

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submitted

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by

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the

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site

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administrator.

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In

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particular,

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the

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RA

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checks

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that

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the

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certificates

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and

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endpoints

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in

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metadata

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meet

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certain

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basic

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requirements.

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For

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instance,

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all

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URIs

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in

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metadata

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are

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expected

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to

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be

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rooted

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in

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the

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primary

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DNS

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domain

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of

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the

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submitting

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organization.

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If

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not,

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a

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manual

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vetting

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process

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is

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triggered.

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Federation

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Manager

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A

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web

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interface

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called

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the

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Federation

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Manager

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is

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used

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to

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administer

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InCommon

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metadata.

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The

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interface

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supports

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both

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IdP

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and

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SP

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metadata.

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The

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elements

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of

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each

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are

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referenced

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in

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the

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following

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sections.

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For

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reference,

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a

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sample

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interface

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for

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new

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IdPs

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is

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attached

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to

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this

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wiki

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page.

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Likewise

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a

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sample

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interface

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for

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new

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SPs

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is

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attached.

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IdP

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Metadata Elements

Wiki Markup
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{div:style=float:right;margin-left:1em;margin-bottom:1ex}{note}Planning to register a [new IdP in metadata|New IdPs in Metadata]?{note}{div}

The

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following

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elements

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are

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called

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out

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in

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IdP

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metadata.

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For IdP deployments based on the Shibboleth software, there is valuable information in the shib wiki regarding metadata for the Shibboleth IdP.

SP Metadata Elements

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 Certificates|X.509 Certificates in Metadata]
** [Key Usage]
** [IdP Key Handling]
** [Certificate Migration]
*** [Migrating a Certificate in IdP Metadata|IdP Cert Migration]
* [User Interface Elements]
** [UI Elements in IdP Metadata|IdPUIElements]
* [Error Handling URL]
* [SAML Protocol Endpoints|Endpoints in Metadata]
** [Endpoints in IdP Metadata|IdP Endpoints]
* [Contacts|Contacts in Metadata]

For IdP deployments based on the Shibboleth software, there is valuable information in the shib wiki regarding [metadata for the Shibboleth IdP|https://wiki.shibboleth.net/confluence/display/SHIB2/MetadataForIdP].

h3. SP Metadata Elements

{div:style=float:right;margin-left:1em;margin-bottom:1ex}{tip}Tips on how to [manage SP metadata|SP Metadata Management]{tip}{div}

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following

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elements

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are

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called

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out

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in

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SP

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metadata.

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For SP deployments based on the Shibboleth software, there is valuable information in the shib wiki regarding metadata for the Shibboleth SP.

InCommon Extension Schema

InCommon has defined a small set of extensions to SAML metadata where necessary. An XML extension schema is provided.

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