The SAML Entity Metadata Attribute Types draft was a joint MACE-Dir / REFEDS collaboration to define "entity categories" on top of OASIS SAML TC "entity attributes" specification.  It was previously published at http://macedir.org in 2012.  Effectively it has 'expired' but was merely formatted in ID style and not submitted to the RFC process. Given the uptake of Entity Categories within federations, MACE-Dir and REFEDS agreed to move forward with publishing as a proper draft via the REFEDS WG process.

The aim is to republish same specification as an RFC, currently draft-young-entity-category.


A four week consultation period with the REFEDS community has been opened and closes on 27th June 2014.  

Comments:

  • Change of title as discussed prior to consultation issue.  TS.
  • On REFEDS boilerplate text: change 'represents' to 'presents'. AC
  • 5th bullet in section 6 shouldn't include a reference to [SAML2MetadataDRI] too (for @registrationAuthority)? PS
  • Section 6 should be more prescriptive: to recommend/describe a form of validation along with related material to do so. By doing this, an entity category can be validated as properly assigned by whom it should be assigned by and to the entity it was intended for, e.g. more prescriptive to recommend/describe a form of validation along with related material to do so. By doing this, an entity category can be validated as properly assigned by whom it should be assigned by and to the entity it was intended for.   CP

 

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