Hostnames fake & EntitiesID

[Peter Schober]

* Kohler, Bernd <Kohler at rz.rwth-aachen.de> [2013-05-23 15:18]:
> Of course you have to adjust IdP configuration to fit
> 127.0.0.2/127.0.0.3 and /etc/hosts entries.

If you're going to modify your local DNS resolver via /etc/hosts
you'll gain nothing by adding more loopback addresses into the mix.
The IdP doesn't care about IP addresses at all.
And why bother setting up IP-based SSL vhosting (or name-based, for
that matter) when all you're using are bogus certificates anyway
(i.e., you'll be prompted with security warnings either way)?

To the OP: Does the existing documentation help?
https://wiki.shibboleth.net/confluence/display/SHIB2/IdPSPLocalTestInstall
-peter