OpenSAML user discussion

["Scott Cantor" <>]

> I thought OpenSAML 1.1 worked with JDK 1.3 or higher?

To be honest I lost track. I think JAXP 1.3 requires 1.4, but I don't know
anymore. Somebody who knows should probably put up a topic for it.

> > Could you give me a quick idea of how much work would be needed to use
> > OpenSAML with Java 1.3, if it is feasible.

Pretty much "I have no clue" is the only answer I can give. Since that code
is frozen and the new code will NOT support 1.3, I think it would be a very
bad idea for anybody to use it that way.

How dead does a JDK have to be before it's considered bad to rely on it?

> > My needs are pretty much only generating digitally signed SAML v1.1
> > messages.

Chances are good that will hit exactly the functionality that won't work. At
a minimum, you need DOM3 to make the XML ID attributes work or signing won't
work. Whether that's feasible with Java 1.3 I don't know.

-- Scott