Call for SP bugs

[Tom Scavo]

On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 2:54 PM, Cantor, Scott <cantor.2 at osu.edu> wrote:
>> I'll let you decide if this is a bug or a feature :-) but does the SP
>> have the ability to filter IdP metadata based on the value of the
>> following attribute: mdrpi:RegistrationInfo/@registrationAuthority
>>
>> Also, can the above attribute value be used for access control, or
>> rather, be exposed as a header value just like any other attribute?
>
> No to both, and no, those are both features, not bugs. I'm aware of them, but they ought to be filed for tracking.

Will do. Since they're features, I won't do anything rash just yet ;-)

> As we've discussed, I still don't find the use of that field compelling. RegistrationPolicy is supposed to mean something, but relying on registrationAuthority limits any given authority to exactly one procedure, and I don't think that's workable long term.

Well, I agree with that up to a point but not entirely. In any case,
I'd like to avoid discussing this issue here since I think it has more
relevancy at the federation level (or at least InCommon).

Thanks,

Tom