Shibboleth Developers

[Scott Cantor <>]

> > I think what needs to be said (and maybe it has), for sure, is what JDK
> > and J2EE version are supported.  If it's stated and documented then we
> > all know the target we're shooting for and we can make good decisions
> > about what JDK/J2EE features to rely on vs using an external library.
>
> I don't think this is documented anywhere (except in build files).  If
> it is, I missed it.

I've been 100% consistent since 2002 that JDK 1.4 is the baseline. 
Recently enough people have complained and the move to JAXP 1.3 makes 
the DOM3 support available on JDK 1.3. So I'm considering dropping the 
OpenSAML requirement to JDK 1.3, that's what led to this discussion.

The Java SP isn't done, but 1.4 has been the target.

As far as containers go, I always felt that most people interested in 
Shib are the same people likely to want to use Tomcat and the opposite 
is also likely. If you're using WebSphere, the chance you'd be willing 
to use anything but IBM's 5 figure bloatware seems questionable to me. 
Maybe not in specific cases, but in the general "market" sense I think 
that's a reasonable assumption.

That said, again, it's up to the community. I'm more a user of the IdP 
than anything else, as long as it always supports Tomcat, I'm happy.

-- Scott