Shibboleth Developers

[Franck Borel <>]

Hi Chad,

thanks!

-- Franck

Chad La Joie schrieb:
> I had begun to document the IdP architecture at the following link. That 
> should answer your question.
>
> https://spaces.internet2.edu/display/SHIB2/IdPHLA
>
> Franck Borel wrote:
> > Hi Chad,
> >
> > Chad La Joie schrieb:
> > > No more than what the comment already tells you.  Is your question 
> > > about what a service is, in the IdP?
> >
> > Yep, tell me what is a service in the IdP?
> > What is this service for?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > -- Franck
> >
> > > Franck Borel wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > there is a new element in the service.xml of the IdP 2 RC3:
> > > >
> > > > <Service
> > > > id="shibboleth.ServiceServletContextAttributeExporter"
> > > > depends-on="shibboleth.AttributeResolver 
> > > > shibboleth.AttributeFilterEngine
> > > > shibboleth.SAML1AttributeAuthority shibboleth.SAML2AttributeAuthority
> > > > shibboleth.RelyingPartyConfigurationManager shibboleth.HandlerManager"
> > > > xsi:type="ServletContextAttributeExporter" />
> > > >
> > > > In the comment line is written:
> > > >   <!--
> > > >
> > > >         A special service that exports all services upon which it 
> > > > depends into the ServletContext as an attribute
> > > >         with the same name as the service's ID.
> > > >
> > > >     -->
> > > >
> > > > Can you tell me a bit more, what this special service is?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > -- Franck