Re: [security-services-comment] SAML V2.0 Metadata Extensions forLogin and Discovery

[Tom Scavo <trscavo@gmail.com>]

On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 8:09 PM, Cantor, Scott E. <cantor.2@osu.edu> wrote:
> On 1/12/11 7:56 PM, "Tom Scavo" <trscavo@gmail.com> wrote:
>>The <mdui:Logo> element is fine as far it goes, but what about icons,
>>background images, etc.? I doubt the intent is to accept all kinds of
>>images in this element, so my question is: What if the entity wants to
>>include pointers to other kinds of images?
>
> I don't think we have any use cases for anything else, but that's what the
> extension point is for.

That's always an option, I suppose.

> As it is, I suspect even the use of logos may end
> being less than anticipated.

I think logos (not icons) are potentially very useful, but I guess
only time will tell.

> But I'm not sure what you think the difference between a logo and icon is,
> that is more or less what the Logo element is for, an icon representing
> the site. They seem synonymous.

Well, there's a fine distinction between logos and icons (size and
use) but the height and width are required so one should be able to
find a logo (as opposed to an icon) with little problem. The problem
is finding a background image (if one were provided). All of them are
images, but without a label of some kind, I don't think there would be
any way to pick a background image out of the bunch. Thoughts?

Thanks,
Tom