Option to expire redirects on Apache

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FF5 is correctly caching redirects if the web server attaches cache headers. The SP needs an option to override Apache and set its own headers to expire the redirect so that the content its protecting can otherwise be set for caching.

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Apache (any version), Firefox 5

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Former user July 7, 2011 at 8:28 AM

For the records: ShibExpireRedirects is defaulting to "On" in 2.4.3, as released yesterday:
http://svn.shibboleth.net/view/cpp-sp?view=revision&revision=3493

Scott Cantor July 3, 2011 at 5:13 PM

I guess since it's possible to restore the original behavior if there's a problem with the same amount of effort, it wouldn't be too risky. Famous last words.

Former user July 3, 2011 at 8:21 AM

Can ShibExpireRedirects be changed to default to "On", in 2.4.3 already? The risk of introducing a regression seems low to me, compared to the additional effort needed for users to reconfigure their Apache httpd (the ISAPI filter has been adding the Expires header for years, so I wouldn't expect new browser issues).

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Created June 30, 2011 at 12:25 AM
Updated July 7, 2011 at 8:28 AM
Resolved June 30, 2011 at 10:09 PM