OpenSAML user discussion

Hi,

  I am in the process of using SAML as a Security Token within my WS-Security 
implementation and for that I am evaluating openSAML. Following are some of 
my queries related to SAML:

   1. How I can use openSAML to validate a SAML token from some Token 
Assertion Authority? 
   2. How any one can be act as a SAML Token Assertion Authority? Is there 
are any special attributes required for that?
   3. To test my SAML implementation how I can use an in-hosue Token 
Assertion Authority? Is openSAML has any such option?

 I will be really glad, to get answers of all these queries from this forum.

regards
Abanindra
Sterling Commerce