idP setup using Java and Tomcat

[Peter Schober]

* Craig Caughlin <craigcaughlin at gmail.com> [2014-01-27 23:38]:
> I *think* I want this Java: Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 6 SDK Update
> 4 (with JDK 7u10) -

Also you don't need an SDK (i.e., the JDK version) to run the IDP, a
JRE will suffice.

> Can someone recommend a version of Java and Tomcat?

I have used OpenJDK7 with Tomcat6 without problems on occasion.

> Also, the Java needs to be installed before the Tomcat, right?

I doubt it would do any harm the other way round as Tomcat wouldn't do
anything useful without Java. Except maybe when some other
(potentially obsolete) Java is already installed. But that's something
you'd likely have to configure anyway.

* Bryan Leber <btl at fischerinternational.com> [2014-01-28 00:16]:
> I have configured IdP using Tomcat 7 with the unicon version of the
> Jar file needed for back end communications like Attribute Query and
> Artifact Resolution.

Is that jar freely available? If so could someone add a link to the
wiki? Then we could remove the restriction to Tomcat6 if SOAP support
is desired.
-peter