Attribute Query Handler

[Takeshi NISHIMURA]

Thanks Scott for explanation.

Sincerely,
Takeshi

2014/07/03 4:32、Cantor, Scott <cantor.2 at osu.edu>:

> On 7/2/14, 6:55 AM, "Takeshi NISHIMURA" <takeshi at nii.ac.jp> wrote:
> 
>> Dear all,
>> 
>> We have created Attribute Query handler as an SP plugin.
>> https://bitbucket.org/PEOFIAMP/shibsp-plugin-attributequery-handler/
>> 
>> It can initiate SAML Attribute Query protocol to the IdP specified by
>> parameters like this:
>> 	https://SP/Shibboleth.sso/AttributeQuery?entityID=...&nameId=...
>> 
>> We want this plugin included into Shibboleth SP package if possible.
>> 
>> How can I proceed the process?
> 
> You already have; Lukas referenced it in the old request [1] he filed for
> this kind of functionality, and I think you commented on it. I'm fine with
> something like this as is, but would also like to determine whether it's
> viable to add the ability to add the resulting attributes to the active
> session, which is something the session cache supports but has never
> really been tried or tested.
> 
> But the SP is frozen right now because we simply have insufficient
> resources to be actively developing the IdP and SP with the same people,
> and I'm the only committer on the SP for all intents and purposes.
> 
> It will be next year at the earliest before any possibility of work on the
> SP exists, and at that point it will depend on the member input into our
> work plan. And frankly, I'm not very high on doing more SP work when
> people barely use a fraction of what it can do now. But that's just my
> personal view, I'll do whatever people decide is ultimately valuable.
> 
> But without more dedicated people willing to help maintain the SP, there
> just isn't sufficient people bandwidth right now. It's all me, and that
> means it's not happening right now. C++ is not rocket science, but as long
> as people don't help me, that's the situation. And I'm not talking about
> individual work items like this, I mean dedicated long term help
> maintaining and packaging the code.
> 
> -- Scott