== [[https://iam.alaska.edu/shib|Shibboleth]] / Setup SP Relying Party ==

This page documents how to setup an SP's relying party configuration in the IdP.

1. Check out the relying-party.xml config file from the shib-svn repository in the shib-svn/idp/conf directory.

2. Add the SP's metadata to the shib-svn repository  in the shib-svn/idp/metadata directory.

3. Add a stanza in the relying-party.xml config file to import the SP's metadata.
{{{
john@fearless:~$ vi relying-party.xml
...
         <!-- iam.alaska.edu metadata -->
        <MetadataProvider id="iam.alaska.edu" xsi:type="ResourceBackedMetadataProvider"
            xmlns="urn:mace:shibboleth:2.0:metadata">
            <MetadataResource xsi:type="resource:FilesystemResource"
                file="/opt/shibboleth-idp/metadata/iam-metadata.xml" />
        </MetadataProvider>
:wq!
}}}

4. Commit the new metadata file and the changed relying-party.xml file into the shib-svn repository.

5. Test and update the Shibboleth IdPs with the following procedure.