<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
</head>
<body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">
Dr. Natas,
<div class=""><br class="">
</div>
<div class="">
<div>
<blockquote type="cite" class="">
<div class=""><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">We
are using CentOS 7, with Shibboleth version 3.</span></div>
</blockquote>
<div><br class="">
</div>
<div>That's great news. If ArtStor can support persistentId and they have their requirements in their metadata, then I don't think you need to change release rules. You can follow the configuration I linked. If they don't have their requirements in their
metadata, you'll have a few options.</div>
<div><br class="">
</div>
<div>Learning persistentId's meaning is worth the time. If you have questions about it, we're glad to listen and help.</div>
<div><br class="">
</div>
<div>If you have the energy, I would make a database. That's not a small project, so you should make sure ArtStor really needs persistentId.</div>
<div><br class="">
</div>
<div>
<div><a href="https://wiki.shibboleth.net/confluence/display/IDP30/PersistentNameIDGenerationConfiguration#PersistentNameIDGenerationConfiguration-StoredIDs" class="">https://wiki.shibboleth.net/confluence/display/IDP30/PersistentNameIDGenerationConfiguration#PersistentNameIDGenerationConfiguration-StoredIDs</a></div>
<div class=""><br class="">
</div>
</div>
<div>If they don't really need it, then I would use something else. I think there will be many future situations where persistentId's will be very important, but most people disagree with me about that. Scott's opinions are much closer to consensus.</div>
<div><br class="">
</div>
<div>Take care,</div>
<div>Nate.</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>