error setting up sp using testshib

[Kevin Foote]

Hi Andrew,

> On Feb 9, 2015, at 4:24 PM, Michael Andrew Manske <mmanske2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Trying to test SP from debian 7. Registered to testshib using metadata as described, and uploaded. Downloaded the generated config in shibboleth2.xml. When I test, I get 
> 
> Error Message: SAML 2 SSO profile is not configured for relying party
> 
> (Why is a relying party required?)

The relying party is your entityID. This is configured in the shibboleth2.xml file. 
The metadata file that you upload will contain this value. That is how the TestShib IdP knows who (what RP) made the request. 

> In the IdP log, I saw 'SPSSODescriptor role metadata for entityID xxx  could not be resolved’. 

What did you name your RP. 
You can find the list of known entities at 

<https://testshib.org/entities.html>

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thanks
 kevin.foote