Shibd -check error(Tom Scavo) (Cantor, Scott)

[Ordona, Kenneth C]

Hi Scott,

I'm trying to register on the TestShib Two site now and I'm getting a denial message due to the fact that idp.example.org is already taken as a domain name(after un-checking the box that resolves domain name validity). Do you know how to get past this without having to reinstall my idp as a new unique name?

Also, regarding your question with metadata being confusing to users, I would say that there are many users that are asked to create a local test install of the Shibboleth IDP/SP on the same machine and that the IDPSPLocalTestInstall page, while very easy to understand in a step-by-step fashion, does not state how exactly to deal with problems that creating custom metadata. Not only that, but many of these users are pretty novice when it comes to altering or creating XML files(such as me), so when it comes down to the more advanced documentation, it goes straight over our heads. Of course, why novice users are attempting to create a local deployment of Shibboleth is another question entirely, but it just ends up being that way. Also, there are some times when the documentation(such as on the LocalTestInstall page) seems to diverge away from what is actually included in the installation(or that there are possibly implied steps that need to be explicit to us users).
 
Best,
Ken Ordona