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Phase 1 Implementation Plan

A This document is a DRAFT plan to implement the Phase 1 Recommendations of the Metadata Distribution WG is emerging.

Executive Summary

1. A new metadata aggregate will be deployed, at a new HTTP location.
2. The digital signature on the new metadata aggregate will be upgraded.
   1. The signing certificate is new (but the signing key is not).
   2. The digital signature on the new metadata aggregate employs a SHA-2 digest algorithm.

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   *All deployments are encouraged to migrate to the new metadata aggregate ASAP but no later than \[date TBD\]*.

   1. Some non-standard deployments may be required to take action by March 29, 2014.

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Background

It is strongly recommended that InCommon SPs and IdPs refresh and verify metadata at least daily. The security implications of metadata refresh are called out on the Metadata Consumption wiki page:

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