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    opensaml::saml2md::MetadataException error when trying to login via Shibboleth

     

    • Product: Aleph
    • Product Version: 20, 21, 22, 23
    • Relevant for Installation Type: Dedicated-Direct, Direct, Local, Total Care

     

    Problem Symptoms:
    1. When trying to login, this error displays:

      opensaml::saml2md::MetadataException 

    2. When restarting Shibboleth, in the /var/log/shibboleth/shibd.log the following error is displayed:
      fatal error on line 0, column 0, message: unable to open primary document entity '<location of file>'

    3. When trying to login, in the /var/log/shibboleth/shibd.log the following error is displayed:
      Unable to locate metadata for identity provider

     

    Cause:
    The metadata URL of the IdP is not available and the backup file is not located in its path.

     

    Resolution:
    1. In /etc/shibboleth/shibboleth2.xml make sure that the file configured as the 'backingFilePath' exists under /var/run/shibboleth/ if only the file name is used or under a different path if it is fully specified. 
    2. Check with the IdP provided why the IdP metadata URL configured in the line

       <MetadataProvider type="XML" uri="http://something.com/metadata.xml"

    does not reply.

     

     


    • Article last edited: 6-Jun-2016
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