Metadata support: Supported resolver query semantics; Iteration

[Cantor, Scott]

On 8/12/13 5:44 PM, "Tom Scavo" <trscavo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>Entity attributes are the way of the future, right?

Not for partner metadata lookup, no. There's a reason Issuer is required
in profiles we care about.

>>For example:
>> 1) return all EntityDescriptors that have a certain role (e.g.
>> IDPSSODescriptor)
>> 2) return all EntityDescriptors that have at least 1 role that supports
>> SAML 2 protocol
>
>All such characteristics can be described in terms of entity attributes.

Every schema can also be arbitrary name/value pairs, but that's not how
you design them. There's a place for structured content and a place for
extensions.

-- Scott