[java-identity-provider COMMIT] /trunk/idp-conf/src/main/resources/conf/metadata-providers.xml

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Author: scantor
Date: Sun Jun  7 17:13:28 2015
New Revision: 7547

URL: http://svn.shibboleth.net/view/java-identity-provider?rev=7547&view=rev
Log:
Improve comments a bit.

Modified:
    trunk/idp-conf/src/main/resources/conf/metadata-providers.xml

Modified: trunk/idp-conf/src/main/resources/conf/metadata-providers.xml
URL: http://svn.shibboleth.net/view/java-identity-provider/trunk/idp-conf/src/main/resources/conf/metadata-providers.xml?rev=7547&r1=7546&r2=7547&view=diff
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--- trunk/idp-conf/src/main/resources/conf/metadata-providers.xml	(original)
+++ trunk/idp-conf/src/main/resources/conf/metadata-providers.xml	Sun Jun  7 17:13:28 2015
@@ -25,16 +25,19 @@
     <!--                                                                                            -->
     <!-- ========================================================================================== -->
 
-    <!-- Example HTTP metadata provider.  Use this if you want to download
-         the metadata from a remote service.
-         
-         You *MUST*  provider the SignatureValidationFilter in order to function securely.
-         Get the PubLic key, and validate it via some out of band mechanism, from the
-         party publishing the metadata
-         
-         The EntityRoleWhiteList saves memory by only loading metadata from entity types
-         that you will interoperate with. 
+    <!--
+    Example HTTP metadata provider.  Use this if you want to download the metadata
+    from a remote source.
+     
+    You *MUST* provide the SignatureValidationFilter in order to function securely.
+    Get the PubLic key, and validate it via some out of band mechanism, from the
+    party publishing the metadata
+     
+    The EntityRoleWhiteList saves memory by only loading metadata from SAML roles
+    that the IdP needs to interoperate with. 
+    -->
     
+    <!--
     <MetadataProvider id="HTTPMetadata"
                       xsi:type="FileBackedHTTPMetadataProvider"
                       backingFile="%{idp.home}/metadata/localCopyFromXYZHTTP.xml"
@@ -50,20 +53,20 @@
             <RetainedRole>md:SPSSODescriptor</RetainedRole>
         </MetadataFilter>
     </MetadataProvider>
-    
     -->   
 
-    <!-- Example file metadata provider.  Use this if you want to load metadata
-         from a local file.  You might use this if you have some local SPs
-         which are not "federated" but you wish to offer a service to.
-         
-         If you do not provide a SignatureValidation filter then you *have*
-         to know that the file is valid.
-         
-
+    <!--
+    Example file metadata provider.  Use this if you want to load metadata
+    from a local file.  You might use this if you have some local SPs
+    which are not "federated" but you wish to offer a service to.
+    
+    If you do not provide a SignatureValidation filter, then you have the responsibility to
+    ensure that the contents are trustworthy.
+    -->
+    
+    <!--
     <MetadataProvider id="LocalMetadata"  xsi:type="FilesystemMetadataProvider" metadataFile="PATH_TO_YOUR_METADATA"/>
-
-     -->
+    -->
           
     
 </MetadataProvider>