Some additional comments on behavior.

git-svn-id: https://subversion.switch.ch/svn/shibboleth/java-idp/trunk@1004 ab3bd59b-922f-494d-bb5f-6f0a3c29deca

diff --git a/src/conf/sites.xml b/src/conf/sites.xml
index 358d50f..48ec29a 100644 (file)
--- a/src/conf/sites.xml
+++ b/src/conf/sites.xml
@@ -14,8 +14,18 @@
        Once you join a federation or establish trust with another installation, you will
        use (or be given in signed form) similar metadata to describe and locate sites
        and services.
-       -->
 
+    <OriginSite> elements are used by all versions of the Shibboleth target software
+    and WAYF to determine the set of origins to accept users from and related information
+    about the names of certificates they will use.
+    
+    <DestinationSite> elements are used by Shibboleth 1.2 origin site software to
+    "verify" incoming requests from 1.2 targets. 1.1 targets are handled in a
+    compatibility mode by treating the request in accordance with the
+    defaultRelyingParty value. Additionally, 1.2 targets that cannot be matched to
+    a known DestinationSite are also treated in this fashion.
+    -->
+    
        <OriginSite Name="https://example.org/shibboleth/origin">
                <Alias>Localhost Test Deployment</Alias>
                <Contact Type="technical" Name="Your Name Here" Email="root@localhost"/>