On 7/1/07, Scott Cantor <> wrote:
> > There's the rub. The IdPs I have in mind don't support SAML protocol
> > messages, they simply issue assertions. The protocols and bindings
> > used to transmit the assertions to SPs are totally outside the SAML
> > specification.
>
> That's true of WS-Federation too, but it didn't stop me from profiling
> IDPSSODescriptor for it a couple of years back, and I don't think that was
> the wrong decision.
Can you provide a pointer to the profile or an example that
illustrates the profile?
> I think there will be lots of metadata specs and it would be a mistake to
> get too hung up on the meaning unless there's a concern over the effects on
> implementations. As long as those concerns are taken into account, anything
> goes.
Thanks, Scott. I appreciate your comments and suggestions.
Tom
