first stable version that uses OpenSAML 3.x

84 files changed, 4727 insertions, 1230 deletions

diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/pom.xml b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/pom.xml
index 62973ac5..ef56624b 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/pom.xml
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/pom.xml
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@
       <scope>test</scope>
       <type>test-jar</type>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.squareup.okhttp3</groupId>
+      <artifactId>mockwebserver</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
     
   </dependencies>
 
@@ -86,15 +91,34 @@
           <source>1.8</source>
           <target>1.8</target>
         </configuration>
+        <executions>
+        	<execution>
+        		<goals>
+        			<goal>compile</goal>
+        			<goal>testCompile</goal>
+        		</goals>
+        	</execution>
+        </executions>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+    	<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+    	<artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+    	<version>3.1.0</version>
+    	<executions>
+        	<execution>
+            	<goals>
+                	<goal>test-jar</goal>
+            	</goals>
+        	</execution>
+    	</executions>
+	  </plugin>
 
-      <!-- enable co-existence of testng and junit -->
+      <!-- enable co-existence of testng and junit -->                
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>${surefire.version}</version>
         <configuration>
-          <threadCount>1</threadCount>
-          <argLine>--add-modules java.xml.bind</argLine>
+          <threadCount>1</threadCount>          
         </configuration>
         <dependencies>
           <dependency>
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/Pvp2SProfileCoreSpringResourceProvider.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/Pvp2SProfileCoreSpringResourceProvider.java
index 2779ee1d..232e4ae9 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/Pvp2SProfileCoreSpringResourceProvider.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/Pvp2SProfileCoreSpringResourceProvider.java
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
 
 package at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2;
 
+import at.gv.egiz.components.spring.api.SpringResourceProvider;
+
 import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
 import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 
-import at.gv.egiz.components.spring.api.SpringResourceProvider;
-
 public class Pvp2SProfileCoreSpringResourceProvider implements SpringResourceProvider {
 
   @Override
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/PvpConstants.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/PvpConstants.java
index b1ac8e75..69b94255 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/PvpConstants.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/PvpConstants.java
@@ -36,11 +36,15 @@ import org.opensaml.xmlsec.signature.support.SignatureConstants;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
 
 public interface PvpConstants extends PvpAttributeDefinitions {
-  //module configuration parameters
+  // module configuration parameters
   String CONFIG_PROP_SEC_SIGNING_RSA_ALG = "pvp2.security.alg.signing.rsa";
   String CONFIG_PROP_SEC_SIGNING_EC_ALG = "pvp2.security.alg.signing.ec";
+  String CONFIG_PROP_SEC_ENCRYPTION_DATA = "pvp2.security.alg.enc.data";
+  String CONFIG_PROP_SEC_ENCRYPTION_KEY_RSA_ALG = "pvp2.security.alg.enc.key.rsa";
+  String CONFIG_PROP_SEC_ENCRYPTION_KEY_EC_ALG = "pvp2.security.alg.enc.key.ec";
+  String CONFIG_PROPERTY_PVP2_ENABLE_ENCRYPTION = "pvp2.assertion.encryption.active";
 
-  //Default values
+  // Default values
   String DEFAULT_SIGNING_METHODE_RSA =
       SignatureConstants.ALGO_ID_SIGNATURE_RSA_SHA256;
   String DEFAULT_SIGNING_METHODE_EC =
@@ -49,12 +53,13 @@ public interface PvpConstants extends PvpAttributeDefinitions {
   String DEFAULT_DIGESTMETHODE = SignatureConstants.ALGO_ID_DIGEST_SHA256;
 
   String DEFAULT_SYM_ENCRYPTION_METHODE =
-      EncryptionConstants.ALGO_ID_BLOCKCIPHER_AES256;
-  String DEFAULT_ASYM_ENCRYPTION_METHODE =
+      EncryptionConstants.ALGO_ID_BLOCKCIPHER_AES128_GCM;
+  String DEFAULT_ASYM_ENCRYPTION_METHODE_RSA =
       EncryptionConstants.ALGO_ID_KEYTRANSPORT_RSAOAEP;
+  String DEFAULT_ASYM_ENCRYPTION_METHODE_EC =
+      EncryptionConstants.ALGO_ID_KEYAGREEMENT_DH;
 
-
-  //PVP entity categories
+  // PVP entity categories
   String ENTITY_CATEGORY_ATTRIBITE = "http://macedir.org/entity-category";
   String EGOVTOKEN = "http://www.ref.gv.at/ns/names/agiz/pvp/egovtoken";
   String CITIZENTOKEN = "http://www.ref.gv.at/ns/names/agiz/pvp/citizentoken";
@@ -152,19 +157,22 @@ public interface PvpConstants extends PvpAttributeDefinitions {
 
   ImmutableMap<String, String> SIGNATURE_TO_DIGEST_ALGORITHM_MAP =
       ImmutableMap.<String, String>builder()
-              .put(SignatureConstants.ALGO_ID_SIGNATURE_RSA_SHA256, SignatureConstants.ALGO_ID_DIGEST_SHA256)
-              .put(SignatureConstants.ALGO_ID_SIGNATURE_RSA_SHA384, SignatureConstants.ALGO_ID_DIGEST_SHA384)
-              .put(SignatureConstants.ALGO_ID_SIGNATURE_RSA_SHA512, SignatureConstants.ALGO_ID_DIGEST_SHA512)
-              .put(SignatureConstants.ALGO_ID_SIGNATURE_ECDSA_SHA256, SignatureConstants.ALGO_ID_DIGEST_SHA256)
-              .put(SignatureConstants.ALGO_ID_SIGNATURE_ECDSA_SHA384, SignatureConstants.ALGO_ID_DIGEST_SHA384)
-              .put(SignatureConstants.ALGO_ID_SIGNATURE_ECDSA_SHA512, SignatureConstants.ALGO_ID_DIGEST_SHA512)
-              .put(XMLSignature.ALGO_ID_SIGNATURE_RSA_SHA256_MGF1, SignatureConstants.ALGO_ID_DIGEST_SHA256)
-              .put(XMLSignature.ALGO_ID_SIGNATURE_RSA_SHA384_MGF1, SignatureConstants.ALGO_ID_DIGEST_SHA384)
-              .put(XMLSignature.ALGO_ID_SIGNATURE_RSA_SHA512_MGF1, SignatureConstants.ALGO_ID_DIGEST_SHA512)
-              .put(XMLSignature.ALGO_ID_SIGNATURE_RSA_SHA3_256_MGF1, MessageDigestAlgorithm.ALGO_ID_DIGEST_SHA3_256)
-              .put(XMLSignature.ALGO_ID_SIGNATURE_RSA_SHA3_384_MGF1, MessageDigestAlgorithm.ALGO_ID_DIGEST_SHA3_384)
-              .put(XMLSignature.ALGO_ID_SIGNATURE_RSA_SHA3_512_MGF1, MessageDigestAlgorithm.ALGO_ID_DIGEST_SHA3_512)
-
-              .build();
+          .put(SignatureConstants.ALGO_ID_SIGNATURE_RSA_SHA256, SignatureConstants.ALGO_ID_DIGEST_SHA256)
+          .put(SignatureConstants.ALGO_ID_SIGNATURE_RSA_SHA384, SignatureConstants.ALGO_ID_DIGEST_SHA384)
+          .put(SignatureConstants.ALGO_ID_SIGNATURE_RSA_SHA512, SignatureConstants.ALGO_ID_DIGEST_SHA512)
+          .put(SignatureConstants.ALGO_ID_SIGNATURE_ECDSA_SHA256, SignatureConstants.ALGO_ID_DIGEST_SHA256)
+          .put(SignatureConstants.ALGO_ID_SIGNATURE_ECDSA_SHA384, SignatureConstants.ALGO_ID_DIGEST_SHA384)
+          .put(SignatureConstants.ALGO_ID_SIGNATURE_ECDSA_SHA512, SignatureConstants.ALGO_ID_DIGEST_SHA512)
+          .put(XMLSignature.ALGO_ID_SIGNATURE_RSA_SHA256_MGF1, SignatureConstants.ALGO_ID_DIGEST_SHA256)
+          .put(XMLSignature.ALGO_ID_SIGNATURE_RSA_SHA384_MGF1, SignatureConstants.ALGO_ID_DIGEST_SHA384)
+          .put(XMLSignature.ALGO_ID_SIGNATURE_RSA_SHA512_MGF1, SignatureConstants.ALGO_ID_DIGEST_SHA512)
+          .put(XMLSignature.ALGO_ID_SIGNATURE_RSA_SHA3_256_MGF1,
+              MessageDigestAlgorithm.ALGO_ID_DIGEST_SHA3_256)
+          .put(XMLSignature.ALGO_ID_SIGNATURE_RSA_SHA3_384_MGF1,
+              MessageDigestAlgorithm.ALGO_ID_DIGEST_SHA3_384)
+          .put(XMLSignature.ALGO_ID_SIGNATURE_RSA_SHA3_512_MGF1,
+              MessageDigestAlgorithm.ALGO_ID_DIGEST_SHA3_512)
+
+          .build();
 
 }
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/api/binding/IDecoder.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/api/binding/IDecoder.java
index e8da499c..83bfee84 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/api/binding/IDecoder.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/api/binding/IDecoder.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.binding;
 
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
+import javax.xml.namespace.QName;
 
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.message.InboundMessageInterface;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IPvp2MetadataProvider;
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.net.URIComparator;
 
 public interface IDecoder {
   InboundMessageInterface decode(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp,
-      IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider, boolean isSpEndPoint, URIComparator comparator)
+      IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider, QName peerEntityRole, URIComparator comparator)
       throws Pvp2Exception;
 
   boolean handleDecode(String action, HttpServletRequest req);
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/api/binding/IEncoder.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/api/binding/IEncoder.java
index 691d6574..5a8bc4fb 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/api/binding/IEncoder.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/api/binding/IEncoder.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public interface IEncoder {
    * @param credentials    Credential to sign the response object
    * @param pendingReq     Internal MOA-ID request object that contains
    *                       session-state informations but never null
-   * @throws SecurityException        In case of an error
+   * @throws SecurityException In case of an error
    */
   void encodeResponse(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp,
       StatusResponseType response, String targetLocation, String relayState, EaafX509Credential credentials,
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/api/credential/EaafX509Credential.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/api/credential/EaafX509Credential.java
index 568b617d..ce6451c0 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/api/credential/EaafX509Credential.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/api/credential/EaafX509Credential.java
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 
 import org.opensaml.security.x509.X509Credential;
 
-
 public interface EaafX509Credential extends X509Credential {
 
   /**
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/api/metadata/IPvpMetadataBuilderConfiguration.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/api/metadata/IPvpMetadataBuilderConfiguration.java
index 128d4c2f..3d9125fe 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/api/metadata/IPvpMetadataBuilderConfiguration.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/api/metadata/IPvpMetadataBuilderConfiguration.java
@@ -22,15 +22,15 @@ package at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.credential.EaafX509Credential;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.CredentialsNotAvailableException;
+
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.Attribute;
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.metadata.ContactPerson;
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.metadata.Organization;
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.metadata.RequestedAttribute;
 import org.opensaml.security.credential.Credential;
 
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.credential.EaafX509Credential;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.CredentialsNotAvailableException;
-
 /**
  * PVP Metadata builder configuration.
  *
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/api/metadata/IRefreshableMetadataProvider.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/api/metadata/IRefreshableMetadataProvider.java
index 39536771..cc492345 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/api/metadata/IRefreshableMetadataProvider.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/api/metadata/IRefreshableMetadataProvider.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import org.opensaml.saml.metadata.resolver.RefreshableMetadataResolver;
  * @author tlenz
  *
  */
-public interface IRefreshableMetadataProvider extends RefreshableMetadataResolver{
+public interface IRefreshableMetadataProvider extends RefreshableMetadataResolver {
 
   /**
    * Refresh a entity or load a entity in a metadata provider.
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/api/validation/IAuthnRequestPostProcessor.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/api/validation/IAuthnRequestPostProcessor.java
index 2e84413e..9f7a5980 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/api/validation/IAuthnRequestPostProcessor.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/api/validation/IAuthnRequestPostProcessor.java
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.metadata.SPSSODescriptor;
  * SAML2 Authn. request post-processor.
  *
  * <p>
- * Implementations of this interface are executed before user authentication starts.
+ * Implementations of this interface are executed before user authentication
+ * starts.
  * </p>
  *
  * @author tlenz
@@ -42,12 +43,13 @@ public interface IAuthnRequestPostProcessor {
   /**
    * Authn. request post-processor
    *
-   * @param httpReq http request
-   * @param pendingReq current pending request
-   * @param authReq received SAML2 authentication request
+   * @param httpReq         http request
+   * @param pendingReq      current pending request
+   * @param authReq         received SAML2 authentication request
    * @param spSsoDescriptor Metadata descriptor of the requested SP
-   * @throws AuthnRequestValidatorException In case of a validation error,
-   *     if post processor implements additional validation
+   * @throws AuthnRequestValidatorException In case of a validation error, if post
+   *                                        processor implements additional
+   *                                        validation
    */
   void process(HttpServletRequest httpReq, IRequest pendingReq, AuthnRequest authReq,
       SPSSODescriptor spSsoDescriptor) throws AuthnRequestValidatorException;
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/exception/Pvp2InternalErrorException.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/exception/Pvp2InternalErrorException.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b69897b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/exception/Pvp2InternalErrorException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception;
+
+public class Pvp2InternalErrorException extends Pvp2Exception {
+
+  private static final long serialVersionUID = 496637421176810375L;
+
+  public Pvp2InternalErrorException(Throwable wrapped) {
+    super("internal.pvp.98", new Object[] { wrapped.getMessage() }, wrapped);
+
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/exception/SamlMessageValidationException.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/exception/SamlMessageValidationException.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..774d0927
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/exception/SamlMessageValidationException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception;
+
+public class SamlMessageValidationException extends Pvp2Exception {
+
+  private static final long serialVersionUID = 2545822499416501014L;
+
+  public SamlMessageValidationException(String messageId, Object[] parameters, Throwable wrapped) {
+    super(messageId, parameters, wrapped);
+
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/exception/SamlMetadataSignatureException.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/exception/SamlMetadataSignatureException.java
index 711fa41f..9ef3a673 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/exception/SamlMetadataSignatureException.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/exception/SamlMetadataSignatureException.java
@@ -21,17 +21,33 @@ package at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception;
 
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.StatusCode;
 
-public class SamlMetadataSignatureException extends Pvp2Exception {
+public class SamlMetadataSignatureException extends Pvp2MetadataException {
   private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
-  public SamlMetadataSignatureException() {
-    super("pvp2.25", null);
+  /**
+   * In case of a SAML2 metadata-signature verification error.
+   * 
+   * @param metadataUrl Path metadata that should be loaded
+   * @param reason      Details on error
+   *
+   */
+  public SamlMetadataSignatureException(String metadataUrl, String reason) {
+    super("internal.pvp.07", new Object[] { metadataUrl, reason });
     this.statusCodeValue = StatusCode.REQUESTER;
+
   }
 
-  public SamlMetadataSignatureException(final Throwable e) {
-    super("pvp2.25", null, e);
+  /**
+   * In case of a SAML2 metadata-signature verification error.
+   *
+   * @param metadataUrl Path metadata that should be loaded
+   * @param reason      Details on error
+   * @param e           Error
+   */
+  public SamlMetadataSignatureException(String metadataUrl, String reason, final Throwable e) {
+    super("internal.pvp.07", new Object[] { metadataUrl, reason }, e);
     this.statusCodeValue = StatusCode.REQUESTER;
+
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/binding/AbstractBinding.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/binding/AbstractBinding.java
index ae108c35..3543d85a 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/binding/AbstractBinding.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/binding/AbstractBinding.java
@@ -1,15 +1,29 @@
 package at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.binding;
 
+import javax.xml.namespace.QName;
+
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.idp.IConfiguration;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.credential.EaafX509Credential;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.message.InboundMessageInterface;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IPvp2MetadataProvider;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.Pvp2Exception;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.Pvp2InternalErrorException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.SamlBindingException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.SamlMessageValidationException;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.SamlSigningException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.message.InboundMessage;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.message.PvpSProfileRequest;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.message.PvpSProfileResponse;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.utils.Saml2Utils;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.validation.TrustEngineFactory;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.verification.PvpSamlMessageHandlerChain;
 
 import org.opensaml.core.config.ConfigurationService;
 import org.opensaml.messaging.context.BaseContext;
 import org.opensaml.messaging.context.MessageContext;
+import org.opensaml.messaging.decoder.MessageDecodingException;
+import org.opensaml.messaging.decoder.servlet.HttpServletRequestMessageDecoder;
+import org.opensaml.messaging.handler.MessageHandlerException;
 import org.opensaml.saml.common.SAMLObject;
 import org.opensaml.saml.common.SignableSAMLObject;
 import org.opensaml.saml.common.binding.SAMLBindingSupport;
@@ -19,6 +33,8 @@ import org.opensaml.saml.common.messaging.context.SAMLMessageInfoContext;
 import org.opensaml.saml.common.messaging.context.SAMLPeerEntityContext;
 import org.opensaml.saml.common.messaging.context.SAMLProtocolContext;
 import org.opensaml.saml.common.xml.SAMLConstants;
+import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.RequestAbstractType;
+import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.StatusResponseType;
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.metadata.SingleSignOnService;
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.metadata.impl.SingleSignOnServiceBuilder;
 import org.opensaml.xmlsec.SignatureSigningParameters;
@@ -28,21 +44,62 @@ import org.opensaml.xmlsec.context.SecurityParametersContext;
 import org.opensaml.xmlsec.signature.support.SignatureConstants;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 
+import com.google.common.base.Optional;
+import com.google.common.base.Predicates;
+import com.google.common.base.Throwables;
+import com.google.common.collect.FluentIterable;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.component.ComponentInitializationException;
+
 /**
  * Abstract Binding implements common code for SAML2 binding implementations.
  *
  * @author tlenz
  *
  */
+@Slf4j
 public abstract class AbstractBinding {
 
-  @Autowired protected IConfiguration basicConfig;
+  @Autowired
+  protected IConfiguration basicConfig;
 
   public abstract String getSaml2BindingName();
 
+  protected MessageContext<SAMLObject> internalMessageDecode(
+      HttpServletRequestMessageDecoder<SAMLObject> decoder,
+      String binding) throws Pvp2Exception {
+    try {
+      decoder.initialize();
+      decoder.decode();
+
+    } catch (final ComponentInitializationException e) {
+      log.warn("Internal initialization error. Reason: {}", e.getMessage());
+      throw new Pvp2InternalErrorException(e);
+
+    } catch (final MessageDecodingException e) {
+      final Optional<Throwable> pvpException = FluentIterable.from(
+          Throwables.getCausalChain(e)).filter(
+              Predicates.instanceOf(Pvp2Exception.class)).first();
+
+      if (pvpException.isPresent()) {
+        throw (Pvp2Exception) pvpException.get();
+
+      } else {
+        throw new SamlBindingException("internal.pvp.95",
+            new Object[] { binding, "decoding", e.getMessage() },
+            e);
+
+      }
+
+    }
+
+    return decoder.getMessageContext();
+
+  }
+
   protected MessageContext<SAMLObject> buildBasicMessageContext(
       SAMLMessageEncoder encoder, SignableSAMLObject response) {
-    final MessageContext<SAMLObject> messageContext =  new MessageContext<SAMLObject>();
+    final MessageContext<SAMLObject> messageContext = new MessageContext<>();
     messageContext.setMessage(response);
     encoder.setMessageContext(messageContext);
     return messageContext;
@@ -63,7 +120,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractBinding {
     signingParams.setSignatureReferenceDigestMethod(
         Saml2Utils.getDigestAlgorithm(signingParams.getSignatureAlgorithm()));
 
-    signingParams.setKeyInfoGenerator(Saml2Utils.getKeyInfoGenerator(credentials, false));
+    signingParams.setKeyInfoGenerator(Saml2Utils.getKeyInfoGenerator(credentials, true));
 
     return securityParamContext;
 
@@ -83,16 +140,16 @@ public abstract class AbstractBinding {
   }
 
   protected void injectInboundMessageContexts(MessageContext<SAMLObject> messageContext,
-      IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider) {
-    messageContext.addSubcontext(new SAMLPeerEntityContext());
+      IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider, QName peerEntityRole) throws Pvp2InternalErrorException {
+    final SAMLPeerEntityContext peerEntityContext = new SAMLPeerEntityContext();
+    peerEntityContext.setRole(peerEntityRole);
+    messageContext.addSubcontext(peerEntityContext);
     messageContext.addSubcontext(new SAMLMessageInfoContext());
 
-
     final SAMLProtocolContext protocolContext = new SAMLProtocolContext();
     protocolContext.setProtocol(SAMLConstants.SAML20P_NS);
     messageContext.addSubcontext(protocolContext);
 
-
     final SecurityParametersContext securityParameterContext = new SecurityParametersContext();
     final SignatureValidationParameters sigValParameters = new SignatureValidationParameters();
     securityParameterContext.setSignatureValidationParameters(sigValParameters);
@@ -100,9 +157,63 @@ public abstract class AbstractBinding {
 
     sigValParameters.setBlacklistedAlgorithms(
         ConfigurationService.get(SignatureValidationConfiguration.class)
-          .getBlacklistedAlgorithms());
+            .getBlacklistedAlgorithms());
     sigValParameters.setSignatureTrustEngine(
         TrustEngineFactory.getSignatureKnownKeysTrustEngine(metadataProvider));
 
   }
+
+  protected void performMessageValidation(PvpSamlMessageHandlerChain messageValidatorChain,
+      MessageContext<SAMLObject> messageContext) throws Pvp2Exception {
+    try {
+      messageValidatorChain.initialize();
+      messageValidatorChain.invoke(messageContext);
+
+    } catch (final ComponentInitializationException e) {
+      log.warn("Internal initialization error. Reason: {}", e.getMessage());
+      throw new Pvp2InternalErrorException(e);
+
+    } catch (final MessageHandlerException e) {
+      log.info("SAML message validation error. Reason: {}", e.getMessage());
+      final Optional<Throwable> pvpException = FluentIterable.from(
+          Throwables.getCausalChain(e)).filter(
+              Predicates.instanceOf(Pvp2Exception.class)).first();
+
+      if (pvpException.isPresent()) {
+        throw (Pvp2Exception) pvpException.get();
+
+      } else {
+        throw new SamlMessageValidationException("internal.pvp.11",
+            new Object[] { e.getMessage() }, e);
+
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  protected InboundMessageInterface performMessageDecodePostProcessing(
+      MessageContext<SAMLObject> messageContext, boolean isVerified) {
+    InboundMessage msg = null;
+    if (messageContext.getMessage() instanceof RequestAbstractType) {
+      final RequestAbstractType inboundMessage =
+          (RequestAbstractType) messageContext.getMessage();
+      msg = new PvpSProfileRequest(inboundMessage, getSaml2BindingName());
+      msg.setEntityID(inboundMessage.getIssuer().getValue());
+
+    } else if (messageContext.getMessage() instanceof StatusResponseType) {
+      final StatusResponseType inboundMessage =
+          (StatusResponseType) messageContext.getMessage();
+      msg = new PvpSProfileResponse(inboundMessage);
+      msg.setEntityID(inboundMessage.getIssuer().getValue());
+
+    } else {
+      // create empty container if request type is unknown
+      msg = new InboundMessage();
+
+    }
+
+    msg.setVerified(isVerified);
+    msg.setRelayState(SAMLBindingSupport.getRelayState(messageContext));
+
+    return msg;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/binding/PostBinding.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/binding/PostBinding.java
index 6f39392d..c679de20 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/binding/PostBinding.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/binding/PostBinding.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.binding;
 
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
+import javax.xml.namespace.QName;
 
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.IRequest;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.gui.IGuiBuilderConfigurationFactory;
@@ -36,16 +37,17 @@ import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IPvp2MetadataProvider;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.InvalidPvpRequestException;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.Pvp2Exception;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.SamlBindingException;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.message.InboundMessage;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.message.PvpSProfileRequest;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.message.PvpSProfileResponse;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.opensaml.EaafHttpPostDecoder;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.opensaml.HttpPostEncoderWithOwnTemplate;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.verification.EaafSamlProtocolMessageXmlSignatureSecurityHandler;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.verification.PvpSamlMessageHandlerChain;
 
 import org.opensaml.messaging.context.MessageContext;
-import org.opensaml.messaging.decoder.MessageDecodingException;
 import org.opensaml.saml.common.SAMLObject;
 import org.opensaml.saml.common.binding.SAMLBindingSupport;
+import org.opensaml.saml.common.binding.impl.CheckMessageVersionHandler;
+import org.opensaml.saml.common.binding.security.impl.MessageLifetimeSecurityHandler;
+import org.opensaml.saml.common.binding.security.impl.ReceivedEndpointSecurityHandler;
 import org.opensaml.saml.common.messaging.SAMLMessageSecuritySupport;
 import org.opensaml.saml.common.xml.SAMLConstants;
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.RequestAbstractType;
@@ -53,7 +55,6 @@ import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.StatusResponseType;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
-import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.component.ComponentInitializationException;
 import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.net.URIComparator;
 
 @Slf4j
@@ -78,35 +79,34 @@ public class PostBinding extends AbstractBinding implements IDecoder, IEncoder {
           guiConfigFactory.getSpSpecificSaml2PostConfiguration(pendingReq,
               "pvp_postbinding_template.html", authConfig.getConfigurationRootDirectory());
 
-      final HttpPostEncoderWithOwnTemplate encoder
-          = new HttpPostEncoderWithOwnTemplate(guiConfig, guiBuilder);
+      final HttpPostEncoderWithOwnTemplate encoder = new HttpPostEncoderWithOwnTemplate(guiConfig,
+          guiBuilder);
 
       encoder.setHttpServletResponse(httpResp);
 
-      //inject message context
+      // inject message context
       final MessageContext<SAMLObject> messageContext = buildBasicMessageContext(encoder, request);
 
-      //inject signing context
+      // inject signing context
       messageContext.addSubcontext(injectSigningInfos(credentials));
 
-      //set endpoint url
+      // set endpoint url
       messageContext.addSubcontext(injectEndpointInfos(request, targetLocation));
 
-
-      //set relayState of exists
+      // set relayState of exists
       SAMLBindingSupport.setRelayState(messageContext, relayState);
 
-      //sign SAML2 message
+      // sign SAML2 message
       SAMLMessageSecuritySupport.signMessage(messageContext);
 
-      //encode message
+      // encode message
       encoder.initialize();
       encoder.encode();
 
     } catch (final Exception e) {
       log.warn("Can not encode SAML2 Post-Binding request", e);
       throw new SamlBindingException("internal.pvp.95",
-          new Object[] {PvpConstants.POST, "encoding", e.getMessage()},
+          new Object[] { PvpConstants.POST, "encoding", e.getMessage() },
           e);
 
     }
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public class PostBinding extends AbstractBinding implements IDecoder, IEncoder {
   public void encodeResponse(final HttpServletRequest httpReq, final HttpServletResponse httpResp,
       final StatusResponseType response, final String targetLocation, final String relayState,
       final EaafX509Credential credentials, final IRequest pendingReq)
-          throws Pvp2Exception {
+      throws Pvp2Exception {
 
     try {
       log.debug("create SAML POSTBinding response");
@@ -130,99 +130,62 @@ public class PostBinding extends AbstractBinding implements IDecoder, IEncoder {
 
       encoder.setHttpServletResponse(httpResp);
 
-      //inject message context
+      // inject message context
       final MessageContext<SAMLObject> messageContext = buildBasicMessageContext(encoder, response);
 
-      //inject signing context
+      // inject signing context
       messageContext.addSubcontext(injectSigningInfos(credentials));
 
-      //set endpoint url
+      // set endpoint url
       messageContext.addSubcontext(injectEndpointInfos(response, targetLocation));
 
-      //set relayState of exists
+      // set relayState of exists
       SAMLBindingSupport.setRelayState(messageContext, relayState);
 
-      //sign SAML2 message
+      // sign SAML2 message
       SAMLMessageSecuritySupport.signMessage(messageContext);
 
-      //encode message
+      // encode message
       encoder.initialize();
       encoder.encode();
 
     } catch (final Exception e) {
       log.warn("Can not encode SAML2 Post-Binding response", e);
       throw new SamlBindingException("internal.pvp.95",
-          new Object[] {PvpConstants.POST, "encoding", e.getMessage()},
+          new Object[] { PvpConstants.POST, "encoding", e.getMessage() },
           e);
 
     }
   }
 
-
-
-
-
   @Override
   public InboundMessageInterface decode(final HttpServletRequest req,
       final HttpServletResponse resp, final IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider,
-      final boolean isSpEndPoint, final URIComparator comparator)
+      QName peerEntityRole, final URIComparator comparator)
       throws Pvp2Exception {
 
-    //TODO: check, if we should re-implement HTTPPostDecoder to collect the last http parameter!!!
-    final EaafHttpPostDecoder decode = new EaafHttpPostDecoder();
-    decode.setHttpServletRequest(req);
-
-    //decode request
-    try {
-      decode.initialize();
-      decode.decode();
-
-    } catch (MessageDecodingException | ComponentInitializationException e) {
-      throw new SamlBindingException("internal.pvp.95",
-          new Object[] {PvpConstants.POST, "decoding", e.getMessage()},
-          e);
-    }
-
-    final MessageContext<SAMLObject> messageContext = decode.getMessageContext();
+    final EaafHttpPostDecoder decode = new EaafHttpPostDecoder(req);
+    final MessageContext<SAMLObject> messageContext = internalMessageDecode(decode, PvpConstants.POST);
 
-    if (SAMLBindingSupport.isSigningCapableBinding(messageContext)) {
+    // check if PVP2 AuthnRequest is signed
+    if (!SAMLBindingSupport.isMessageSigned(messageContext)) {
       log.info("SAML Post-Binding message contains no signature. Message will be rejected");
       throw new InvalidPvpRequestException("internal.pvp.02", null);
 
     }
 
-    //inject informations into message context that are required for further processing
-    injectInboundMessageContexts(messageContext, metadataProvider);
+    // inject informations into message context that are required for further
+    // processing
+    injectInboundMessageContexts(messageContext, metadataProvider, peerEntityRole);
+    final PvpSamlMessageHandlerChain messageValidatorChain =
+        buildMessageValidationChain(req, comparator, metadataProvider);
 
+    log.trace("Message validation (Signature, ...) on binding-level starts ... ");
+    performMessageValidation(messageValidatorChain, messageContext);
 
-    //TODO: add sig validation!!!
+    log.trace("Message validation successful");
+    return performMessageDecodePostProcessing(messageContext, true);
 
-
-
-    InboundMessage msg = null;
-
-    if (messageContext.getMessage() instanceof RequestAbstractType) {
-      final RequestAbstractType inboundMessage =
-          (RequestAbstractType) messageContext.getMessage();
-      msg = new PvpSProfileRequest(inboundMessage, getSaml2BindingName());
-      msg.setEntityID(inboundMessage.getIssuer().getValue());
-
-    } else if (messageContext.getMessage() instanceof StatusResponseType) {
-      final StatusResponseType inboundMessage =
-          (StatusResponseType) messageContext.getMessage();
-      msg = new PvpSProfileResponse(inboundMessage);
-      msg.setEntityID(inboundMessage.getIssuer().getValue());
-
-    } else {
-      // create empty container if request type is unknown
-      msg = new InboundMessage();
-
-    }
-
-    msg.setVerified(false);
-    msg.setRelayState(SAMLBindingSupport.getRelayState(messageContext));
-
-    return msg;
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -234,5 +197,41 @@ public class PostBinding extends AbstractBinding implements IDecoder, IEncoder {
   @Override
   public String getSaml2BindingName() {
     return SAMLConstants.SAML2_POST_BINDING_URI;
+
+  }
+
+  private PvpSamlMessageHandlerChain buildMessageValidationChain(HttpServletRequest req,
+      URIComparator comparator, IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider) {
+    final PvpSamlMessageHandlerChain messageValidatorChain = new PvpSamlMessageHandlerChain();
+
+    final ReceivedEndpointSecurityHandler endpointSecurityHandler = new ReceivedEndpointSecurityHandler();
+    endpointSecurityHandler.setHttpServletRequest(req);
+    endpointSecurityHandler.setURIComparator(comparator);
+
+    messageValidatorChain.addHandler(new CheckMessageVersionHandler());
+    messageValidatorChain.addHandler(endpointSecurityHandler);
+    messageValidatorChain.addHandler(
+        new EaafSamlProtocolMessageXmlSignatureSecurityHandler(metadataProvider));
+    messageValidatorChain.addHandler(new MessageLifetimeSecurityHandler());
+
+    /*
+     * TODO: maybe we add it in a later version Because: - AuthnRequest replay
+     * should not be a problem on IDP side - Response replay will be not possible,
+     * because EAAF PVP implements countermeasure based on one-time tokens for each
+     * request
+     *
+     */
+    // final MessageReplaySecurityHandler replaySecurityHandler = new
+    // MessageReplaySecurityHandler();
+    // final StorageService replayCacheStorage = null;
+    // final ReplayCache replayCache = new ReplayCache();
+    // replayCache.setId("Message replay cache");
+    // replayCache.setStrict(true);
+    // replayCache.setStorage(replayCacheStorage);
+    // replaySecurityHandler.setReplayCache(replayCache );
+    // messageValidatorChain.addHandler(replaySecurityHandler);
+
+    return messageValidatorChain;
+
   }
 }
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/binding/RedirectBinding.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/binding/RedirectBinding.java
index 5f74053d..f62f8a11 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/binding/RedirectBinding.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/binding/RedirectBinding.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.binding;
 
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
+import javax.xml.namespace.QName;
 
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.IRequest;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.PvpConstants;
@@ -32,15 +33,11 @@ import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IPvp2MetadataProvider;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.InvalidPvpRequestException;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.Pvp2Exception;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.SamlBindingException;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.message.InboundMessage;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.message.PvpSProfileRequest;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.message.PvpSProfileResponse;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.opensaml.EaafHttpRedirectDeflateDecoder;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.verification.EaafSaml2HttpRedirectDeflateSignatureSecurityHandler;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.verification.PvpSamlMessageHandlerChain;
 
 import org.opensaml.messaging.context.MessageContext;
-import org.opensaml.messaging.decoder.MessageDecodingException;
-import org.opensaml.messaging.handler.MessageHandlerException;
 import org.opensaml.saml.common.SAMLObject;
 import org.opensaml.saml.common.binding.SAMLBindingSupport;
 import org.opensaml.saml.common.binding.impl.CheckMessageVersionHandler;
@@ -48,13 +45,11 @@ import org.opensaml.saml.common.binding.security.impl.MessageLifetimeSecurityHan
 import org.opensaml.saml.common.messaging.context.SAMLBindingContext;
 import org.opensaml.saml.common.xml.SAMLConstants;
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.binding.encoding.impl.HTTPRedirectDeflateEncoder;
-import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.binding.security.impl.SAML2HTTPRedirectDeflateSignatureSecurityHandler;
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.RequestAbstractType;
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.StatusResponseType;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
-import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.component.ComponentInitializationException;
 import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.net.URIComparator;
 
 public class RedirectBinding extends AbstractBinding implements IDecoder, IEncoder {
@@ -137,26 +132,11 @@ public class RedirectBinding extends AbstractBinding implements IDecoder, IEncod
   @Override
   public InboundMessageInterface decode(final HttpServletRequest req,
       final HttpServletResponse resp, final IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider,
-      final boolean isSpEndPoint, final URIComparator comparator)
+      QName peerEntityRole, final URIComparator comparator)
       throws Pvp2Exception {
 
-    // TODO: implement one flat decoder to get SAML2 request/response parametes as
-    // same as in SAML2HTTPRedirectDeflateSignatureSecurityHandler
-    final EaafHttpRedirectDeflateDecoder decode = new EaafHttpRedirectDeflateDecoder();
-    decode.setHttpServletRequest(req);
-
-    // decode request
-    try {
-      decode.initialize();
-      decode.decode();
-
-    } catch (MessageDecodingException | ComponentInitializationException e) {
-      throw new SamlBindingException("internal.pvp.95",
-          new Object[] { PvpConstants.REDIRECT, "decoding", e.getMessage() },
-          e);
-    }
-
-    final MessageContext<SAMLObject> messageContext = decode.getMessageContext();
+    final EaafHttpRedirectDeflateDecoder decode = new EaafHttpRedirectDeflateDecoder(req);
+    final MessageContext<SAMLObject> messageContext = internalMessageDecode(decode, PvpConstants.REDIRECT);
 
     final SAMLBindingContext bindingContext = messageContext.getSubcontext(SAMLBindingContext.class, true);
     if (!bindingContext.hasBindingSignature()) {
@@ -165,171 +145,18 @@ public class RedirectBinding extends AbstractBinding implements IDecoder, IEncod
 
     }
 
-    //inject informations into message context that are required for further processing
-    injectInboundMessageContexts(messageContext, metadataProvider);
+    // inject informations into message context that are required for further
+    // processing
+    injectInboundMessageContexts(messageContext, metadataProvider, peerEntityRole);
+    final PvpSamlMessageHandlerChain messageValidatorChain =
+        buildMessageValidationChain(req, metadataProvider);
 
-    log.trace("Signature validation on binding-level starts ... ");
-    final PvpSamlMessageHandlerChain messageValidatorChain = new PvpSamlMessageHandlerChain();
-    final SAML2HTTPRedirectDeflateSignatureSecurityHandler redirectBindingSignaturHandler =
-        new SAML2HTTPRedirectDeflateSignatureSecurityHandler();
-    redirectBindingSignaturHandler.setHttpServletRequest(req);
-
-    messageValidatorChain.addHandler(new CheckMessageVersionHandler());
-    messageValidatorChain.addHandler(redirectBindingSignaturHandler);
-    messageValidatorChain.addHandler(new MessageLifetimeSecurityHandler());
-
-
-    /*TODO: maybe we add it in a later version
-    * Because:
-    *   - AuthnRequest replay should not be a problem on IDP side
-    *   - Response replay will be not possible, because EAAF PVP implements
-    *     countermeasure based on one-time tokens for each request
-    *
-    */
-    //final MessageReplaySecurityHandler replaySecurityHandler = new MessageReplaySecurityHandler();
-    //final StorageService replayCacheStorage = null;
-    //final ReplayCache replayCache = new ReplayCache();
-    //replayCache.setId("Message replay cache");
-    //replayCache.setStrict(true);
-    //replayCache.setStorage(replayCacheStorage);
-    //replaySecurityHandler.setReplayCache(replayCache );
-    //messageValidatorChain.addHandler(replaySecurityHandler);
+    log.trace("Message validation (Signature, ...) on binding-level starts ... ");
+    performMessageValidation(messageValidatorChain, messageContext);
 
+    log.trace("Message validation successful");
+    return performMessageDecodePostProcessing(messageContext, true);
 
-    try {
-      messageValidatorChain.initialize();
-      messageValidatorChain.invoke(messageContext);
-
-    } catch (final ComponentInitializationException e) {
-      // TODO Auto-generated catch block
-      e.printStackTrace();
-
-    } catch (final MessageHandlerException e) {
-      // TODO Auto-generated catch block
-      e.printStackTrace();
-    }
-
-    InboundMessage msg = null;
-
-    if (messageContext.getMessage() instanceof RequestAbstractType) {
-      final RequestAbstractType inboundMessage =
-          (RequestAbstractType) messageContext.getMessage();
-      msg = new PvpSProfileRequest(inboundMessage, getSaml2BindingName());
-      msg.setEntityID(inboundMessage.getIssuer().getValue());
-
-    } else if (messageContext.getMessage() instanceof StatusResponseType) {
-      final StatusResponseType inboundMessage =
-          (StatusResponseType) messageContext.getMessage();
-      msg = new PvpSProfileResponse(inboundMessage);
-      msg.setEntityID(inboundMessage.getIssuer().getValue());
-
-    } else {
-      // create empty container if request type is unknown
-      msg = new InboundMessage();
-
-    }
-
-    msg.setVerified(false);
-    msg.setRelayState(SAMLBindingSupport.getRelayState(messageContext));
-
-    return msg;
-
-//    final BasicSAMLMessageContext<SAMLObject, ?, ?> messageContext =
-//        new BasicSAMLMessageContext<>();
-//    messageContext.setInboundMessageTransport(new HttpServletRequestAdapter(req));
-//
-//    // set metadata descriptor type
-//    if (isSpEndPoint) {
-//      messageContext.setPeerEntityRole(IDPSSODescriptor.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME);
-//      decode.setURIComparator(comparator);
-//
-//    } else {
-//      messageContext.setPeerEntityRole(SPSSODescriptor.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME);
-//      decode.setURIComparator(comparator);
-//    }
-//
-//    messageContext.setMetadataProvider(metadataProvider);
-//
-//    final SAML2HTTPRedirectDeflateSignatureRule signatureRule =
-//        new SAML2HTTPRedirectDeflateSignatureRule(
-//            TrustEngineFactory.getSignatureKnownKeysTrustEngine(metadataProvider));
-//    final PvpAuthRequestSignedRole signedRole = new PvpAuthRequestSignedRole();
-//    final BasicSecurityPolicy policy = new BasicSecurityPolicy();
-//    policy.getPolicyRules().add(signedRole);
-//    policy.getPolicyRules().add(signatureRule);
-//    final SecurityPolicyResolver resolver = new StaticSecurityPolicyResolver(policy);
-//    messageContext.setSecurityPolicyResolver(resolver);
-//
-//    // set metadata descriptor type
-//    if (isSpEndPoint) {
-//      messageContext.setPeerEntityRole(IDPSSODescriptor.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME);
-//    } else {
-//      messageContext.setPeerEntityRole(SPSSODescriptor.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME);
-//    }
-//
-//    SAML2AuthnRequestsSignedSecurityHandler
-//
-//    try {
-//      decode.decode(messageContext);
-//
-//      // check signature
-//      signatureRule.evaluate(messageContext);
-//
-//    } catch (final SecurityException e) {
-//      if (StringUtils.isEmpty(messageContext.getInboundMessageIssuer())) {
-//        throw e;
-//
-//      }
-//
-//      if (metadataProvider instanceof IRefreshableMetadataProvider) {
-//        log.debug("PVP2X message validation FAILED. Reload metadata for entityID: "
-//            + messageContext.getInboundMessageIssuer());
-//        if (!((IRefreshableMetadataProvider) metadataProvider)
-//            .refreshMetadataProvider(messageContext.getInboundMessageIssuer())) {
-//          throw e;
-//        } else {
-//          log.trace("PVP2X metadata reload finished. Check validate message again.");
-//          decode.decode(messageContext);
-//
-//          // check signature
-//          signatureRule.evaluate(messageContext);
-//
-//        }
-//        log.trace("Second PVP2X message validation finished");
-//
-//      } else {
-//        throw e;
-//
-//      }
-//    }
-//
-//    InboundMessage msg = null;
-//    if (messageContext.getInboundMessage() instanceof RequestAbstractType) {
-//      final RequestAbstractType inboundMessage =
-//          (RequestAbstractType) messageContext.getInboundMessage();
-//      msg = new PvpSProfileRequest(inboundMessage, getSaml2BindingName());
-//
-//    } else if (messageContext.getInboundMessage() instanceof StatusResponseType) {
-//      final StatusResponseType inboundMessage =
-//          (StatusResponseType) messageContext.getInboundMessage();
-//      msg = new PvpSProfileResponse(inboundMessage);
-//
-//    } else {
-//      // create empty container if request type is unknown
-//      msg = new InboundMessage();
-//    }
-//
-//    if (messageContext.getPeerEntityMetadata() != null) {
-//      msg.setEntityID(messageContext.getPeerEntityMetadata().getEntityID());
-//    } else {
-//      log.info(
-//          "No Metadata found for OA with EntityID " + messageContext.getInboundMessageIssuer());
-//    }
-//
-//    msg.setVerified(true);
-//    msg.setRelayState(messageContext.getRelayState());
-//
-//    return msg;
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -341,5 +168,38 @@ public class RedirectBinding extends AbstractBinding implements IDecoder, IEncod
   @Override
   public String getSaml2BindingName() {
     return SAMLConstants.SAML2_REDIRECT_BINDING_URI;
+
+  }
+
+  private PvpSamlMessageHandlerChain buildMessageValidationChain(HttpServletRequest req,
+      IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider) {
+    final PvpSamlMessageHandlerChain messageValidatorChain = new PvpSamlMessageHandlerChain();
+    final EaafSaml2HttpRedirectDeflateSignatureSecurityHandler redirectBindingSignaturHandler =
+        new EaafSaml2HttpRedirectDeflateSignatureSecurityHandler(metadataProvider);
+    redirectBindingSignaturHandler.setHttpServletRequest(req);
+
+    messageValidatorChain.addHandler(new CheckMessageVersionHandler());
+    messageValidatorChain.addHandler(redirectBindingSignaturHandler);
+    messageValidatorChain.addHandler(new MessageLifetimeSecurityHandler());
+
+    /*
+     * TODO: maybe we add it in a later version Because: - AuthnRequest replay
+     * should not be a problem on IDP side - Response replay will be not possible,
+     * because EAAF PVP implements countermeasure based on one-time tokens for each
+     * request
+     *
+     */
+    // final MessageReplaySecurityHandler replaySecurityHandler = new
+    // MessageReplaySecurityHandler();
+    // final StorageService replayCacheStorage = null;
+    // final ReplayCache replayCache = new ReplayCache();
+    // replayCache.setId("Message replay cache");
+    // replayCache.setStrict(true);
+    // replayCache.setStorage(replayCacheStorage);
+    // replaySecurityHandler.setReplayCache(replayCache );
+    // messageValidatorChain.addHandler(replaySecurityHandler);
+
+    return messageValidatorChain;
+
   }
 }
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/binding/SoapBinding.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/binding/SoapBinding.java
index e0df2d2a..49e93f0a 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/binding/SoapBinding.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/binding/SoapBinding.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.binding;
 
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
+import javax.xml.namespace.QName;
 
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.IRequest;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.PvpConstants;
@@ -29,27 +30,29 @@ import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.binding.IEncoder;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.credential.EaafX509Credential;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.message.InboundMessageInterface;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IPvp2MetadataProvider;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.AttributQueryException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.InvalidPvpRequestException;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.Pvp2Exception;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.Pvp2InternalErrorException;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.SamlBindingException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.utils.Saml2Utils;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.verification.EaafMessageContextInitializationHandler;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.verification.EaafSamlProtocolMessageXmlSignatureSecurityHandler;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.verification.PvpSamlMessageHandlerChain;
 
 import org.opensaml.messaging.context.MessageContext;
-import org.opensaml.messaging.decoder.MessageDecodingException;
 import org.opensaml.saml.common.SAMLObject;
 import org.opensaml.saml.common.binding.SAMLBindingSupport;
 import org.opensaml.saml.common.binding.impl.CheckMessageVersionHandler;
 import org.opensaml.saml.common.binding.impl.SAMLProtocolAndRoleHandler;
 import org.opensaml.saml.common.binding.impl.SAMLSOAPDecoderBodyHandler;
 import org.opensaml.saml.common.binding.security.impl.MessageLifetimeSecurityHandler;
-import org.opensaml.saml.common.binding.security.impl.SAMLProtocolMessageXMLSignatureSecurityHandler;
 import org.opensaml.saml.common.messaging.SAMLMessageSecuritySupport;
 import org.opensaml.saml.common.xml.SAMLConstants;
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.binding.decoding.impl.HTTPSOAP11Decoder;
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.binding.encoding.impl.HTTPSOAP11Encoder;
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.RequestAbstractType;
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.StatusResponseType;
+import org.opensaml.soap.messaging.context.SOAP11Context;
 
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.component.ComponentInitializationException;
@@ -61,72 +64,55 @@ public class SoapBinding extends AbstractBinding implements IDecoder, IEncoder {
   @Override
   public InboundMessageInterface decode(final HttpServletRequest req,
       final HttpServletResponse resp, final IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider,
-      final boolean isSpEndPoint, final URIComparator comparator)
+      QName peerEntityRole, final URIComparator comparator)
       throws Pvp2Exception {
 
-    try {
-      final HTTPSOAP11Decoder soapDecoder = new HTTPSOAP11Decoder();
+    final HTTPSOAP11Decoder soapDecoder = new HTTPSOAP11Decoder();
+    soapDecoder.setHttpServletRequest(req);
+
+    injectMessageHandlerChain(soapDecoder, metadataProvider, peerEntityRole);
+
+    final MessageContext<SAMLObject> messageContext =
+        internalMessageDecode(soapDecoder, PvpConstants.SOAP);
+
+    // check if PVP2 AuthnRequest is signed
+    if (!SAMLBindingSupport.isMessageSigned(messageContext)) {
+      log.info("SAML Post-Binding message contains no signature. Message will be rejected");
+      throw new InvalidPvpRequestException("internal.pvp.02", null);
+
+    }
+
+    return performMessageDecodePostProcessing(messageContext, true);
+  }
 
+  private void injectMessageHandlerChain(HTTPSOAP11Decoder soapDecoder,
+      IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider, QName peerEntityRole) throws Pvp2InternalErrorException {
+    try {
       final PvpSamlMessageHandlerChain messageValidatorChain = new PvpSamlMessageHandlerChain();
-      soapDecoder.setBodyHandler(messageValidatorChain);
+      messageValidatorChain.addHandler(new EaafMessageContextInitializationHandler(metadataProvider));
+      messageValidatorChain.addHandler(new SAMLSOAPDecoderBodyHandler());
 
-      final SAMLProtocolMessageXMLSignatureSecurityHandler msgSignatureValidationHandler =
-          new SAMLProtocolMessageXMLSignatureSecurityHandler();
+      final SAMLProtocolAndRoleHandler samlProtocolHandler = new SAMLProtocolAndRoleHandler();
+      samlProtocolHandler.setProtocol(SAMLConstants.SAML20P_NS);
+      samlProtocolHandler.setRole(peerEntityRole);
+      messageValidatorChain.addHandler(samlProtocolHandler);
 
-      messageValidatorChain.addHandler(new EaafMessageContextInitializationHandler());
       messageValidatorChain.addHandler(new CheckMessageVersionHandler());
-      messageValidatorChain.addHandler(new SAMLProtocolAndRoleHandler());
-      messageValidatorChain.addHandler(msgSignatureValidationHandler);
+      messageValidatorChain.addHandler(
+          new EaafSamlProtocolMessageXmlSignatureSecurityHandler(metadataProvider));
       messageValidatorChain.addHandler(new MessageLifetimeSecurityHandler());
-      messageValidatorChain.addHandler(new SAMLSOAPDecoderBodyHandler());
 
-      // decode message
-      soapDecoder.initialize();
-      soapDecoder.decode();
+      messageValidatorChain.initialize();
 
-      final MessageContext<SAMLObject> messageContext = soapDecoder.getMessageContext();
-      messageContext.getMessage();
+      soapDecoder.setBodyHandler(messageValidatorChain);
+
+    } catch (final ComponentInitializationException e) {
+      log.warn("Internal initialization error. Reason: {}", e.getMessage());
+      throw new Pvp2InternalErrorException(e);
 
-    } catch (MessageDecodingException | ComponentInitializationException e) {
-      throw new SamlBindingException("internal.pvp.95",
-          new Object[] { PvpConstants.POST, "decoding", e.getMessage() },
-          e);
     }
 
-//    final Envelope inboundMessage = (Envelope) messageContext.getMessage();
-//
-//    if (inboundMessage.getBody() != null) {
-//      final List<XMLObject> xmlElemList = inboundMessage.getBody().getUnknownXMLObjects();
-//
-//      if (!xmlElemList.isEmpty()) {
-//        final SignableXMLObject attrReq = (SignableXMLObject) xmlElemList.get(0);
-//        final PvpSProfileRequest request = new PvpSProfileRequest(attrReq, getSaml2BindingName());
-//
-//        if (messageContext.getPeerEntityMetadata() != null) {
-//          request.setEntityID(messageContext.getPeerEntityMetadata().getEntityID());
-//
-//        } else if (attrReq instanceof RequestAbstractType) {
-//          final RequestAbstractType attributeRequest = (RequestAbstractType) attrReq;
-//          try {
-//            if (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(attributeRequest.getIssuer().getValue())
-//                && metadataProvider.getRole(attributeRequest.getIssuer().getValue(),
-//                    SPSSODescriptor.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME) != null) {
-//              request.setEntityID(attributeRequest.getIssuer().getValue());
-//            }
-//
-//          } catch (final Exception e) {
-//            log.warn("No Metadata found with EntityID " + attributeRequest.getIssuer().getValue());
-//          }
-//        }
-//
-//        request.setVerified(false);
-//        return request;
-//
-//      }
-//    }
-
-    log.error("Receive empty PVP 2.1 attributequery request.");
-    throw new AttributQueryException("Receive empty PVP 2.1 attributequery request.", null);
+
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -157,6 +143,11 @@ public class SoapBinding extends AbstractBinding implements IDecoder, IEncoder {
       // inject message context
       final MessageContext<SAMLObject> messageContext = buildBasicMessageContext(encoder, response);
 
+      //inject SOAP enveloped
+      final SOAP11Context soap11Context = new SOAP11Context();
+      soap11Context.setEnvelope(Saml2Utils.buildSoap11Envelope(response));
+      messageContext.addSubcontext(soap11Context);
+
       // inject signing context
       messageContext.addSubcontext(injectSigningInfos(credentials));
 
@@ -172,6 +163,7 @@ public class SoapBinding extends AbstractBinding implements IDecoder, IEncoder {
       // encode message
       encoder.initialize();
       encoder.encode();
+
     } catch (final Exception e) {
       log.warn("Can not encode SAML2 SOAP-Binding response", e);
       throw new SamlBindingException("internal.pvp.95",
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/builder/CitizenTokenBuilder.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/builder/CitizenTokenBuilder.java
index 1667a07d..bf201803 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/builder/CitizenTokenBuilder.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/builder/CitizenTokenBuilder.java
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ public class CitizenTokenBuilder {
    */
   public static XMLObject buildAttributeIntegerValue(final int value) {
     final XSIntegerBuilder integerBuilder =
-        (XSIntegerBuilder) XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport.getBuilderFactory().getBuilder(XSInteger.TYPE_NAME);
+        (XSIntegerBuilder) XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport.getBuilderFactory().getBuilder(
+            XSInteger.TYPE_NAME);
     final XSInteger integerValue =
         integerBuilder.buildObject(AttributeValue.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME, XSInteger.TYPE_NAME);
     integerValue.setValue(value);
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/builder/PvpMetadataBuilder.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/builder/PvpMetadataBuilder.java
index d5893d4a..92922e09 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/builder/PvpMetadataBuilder.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/builder/PvpMetadataBuilder.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 package at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.builder;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.text.MessageFormat;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -28,6 +29,13 @@ import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
 import javax.xml.transform.TransformerException;
 import javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactoryConfigurationError;
 
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.exceptions.EaafBuilderException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.exceptions.EaafException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.credential.EaafX509Credential;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IPvpMetadataBuilderConfiguration;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.CredentialsNotAvailableException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.utils.Saml2Utils;
+
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.joda.time.DateTime;
 import org.opensaml.core.xml.io.MarshallingException;
@@ -57,14 +65,8 @@ import org.opensaml.xmlsec.keyinfo.impl.X509KeyInfoGeneratorFactory;
 import org.opensaml.xmlsec.signature.support.SignatureException;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 import org.w3c.dom.Element;
 
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.exceptions.EaafException;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.credential.EaafX509Credential;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IPvpMetadataBuilderConfiguration;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.CredentialsNotAvailableException;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.utils.Saml2Utils;
 import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.xml.SerializeSupport;
 
 /**
@@ -74,9 +76,10 @@ import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.xml.SerializeSupport;
  *
  */
 
-@Service("PVPMetadataBuilder")
 public class PvpMetadataBuilder {
 
+  private static final String ERROR_ROLE_DESCR = "Can not build {0}";
+
   private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(PvpMetadataBuilder.class);
 
   X509KeyInfoGeneratorFactory keyInfoFactory = null;
@@ -133,6 +136,12 @@ public class PvpMetadataBuilder {
       final RoleDescriptor idpSsoDesc = generateIdpMetadata(config);
       if (idpSsoDesc != null) {
         entityDescriptor.getRoleDescriptors().add(idpSsoDesc);
+
+      } else {
+        final String msg = MessageFormat.format(ERROR_ROLE_DESCR,
+            IDPSSODescriptor.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_LOCAL_NAME);
+        throw new EaafBuilderException("internal.pvp.13", new Object[] { msg }, msg);
+
       }
 
     }
@@ -142,12 +151,17 @@ public class PvpMetadataBuilder {
       final RoleDescriptor spSsoDesc = generateSpMetadata(config);
       if (spSsoDesc != null) {
         entityDescriptor.getRoleDescriptors().add(spSsoDesc);
+
+      } else {
+        final String msg = MessageFormat.format(ERROR_ROLE_DESCR, SPSSODescriptor.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_LOCAL_NAME);
+        throw new EaafBuilderException("internal.pvp.13", new Object[] { msg }, msg);
+
       }
 
     }
-   
+
     SignableSAMLObject metadataToSign;
-    
+
     // build entities descriptor
     if (config.buildEntitiesDescriptorAsRootElement()) {
       final EntitiesDescriptor entitiesDescriptor =
@@ -157,24 +171,24 @@ public class PvpMetadataBuilder {
       entitiesDescriptor.setValidUntil(date.plusHours(config.getMetadataValidUntil()));
       entitiesDescriptor.getEntityDescriptors().add(entityDescriptor);
       metadataToSign = entitiesDescriptor;
-     
+
     } else {
       entityDescriptor.setValidUntil(date.plusHours(config.getMetadataValidUntil()));
       entityDescriptor.setID(Saml2Utils.getSecureIdentifier());
       metadataToSign = entityDescriptor;
-      
+
     }
 
     // sign metadata
     final EaafX509Credential metadataSignCred = config.getMetadataSigningCredentials();
-    SignableSAMLObject signedMetadata = Saml2Utils.signSamlObject(metadataToSign, metadataSignCred, true);
-    
-   
+    final SignableSAMLObject signedMetadata = Saml2Utils.signSamlObject(metadataToSign, metadataSignCred,
+        true);
+
     // Serialize metadata
-    final Element document =XMLObjectSupport.marshall(signedMetadata);
-    String serializedMetadata = SerializeSupport.nodeToString(document);
+    final Element document = XMLObjectSupport.marshall(signedMetadata);
+    final String serializedMetadata = SerializeSupport.nodeToString(document);
     return serializedMetadata;
-    
+
   }
 
   private RoleDescriptor generateSpMetadata(final IPvpMetadataBuilderConfiguration config)
@@ -402,7 +416,10 @@ public class PvpMetadataBuilder {
     idpSsoDescriptor.getKeyDescriptors().add(signKeyDescriptor);
 
     // set IDP attribute set
-    idpSsoDescriptor.getAttributes().addAll(config.getIdpPossibleAttributes());
+    if (config.getIdpPossibleAttributes() != null) {
+      idpSsoDescriptor.getAttributes().addAll(config.getIdpPossibleAttributes());
+
+    }
 
     // set providable nameID formats
     for (final String format : config.getIdpPossibleNameIdTypes()) {
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/builder/SamlAttributeGenerator.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/builder/SamlAttributeGenerator.java
index d37d6724..5c44af24 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/builder/SamlAttributeGenerator.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/builder/SamlAttributeGenerator.java
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ public class SamlAttributeGenerator implements IAttributeGenerator<Attribute> {
 
   private XMLObject buildAttributeIntegerValue(final int value) {
     final XSIntegerBuilder integerBuilder =
-        (XSIntegerBuilder) XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport.getBuilderFactory().getBuilder(XSInteger.TYPE_NAME);
+        (XSIntegerBuilder) XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport.getBuilderFactory().getBuilder(
+            XSInteger.TYPE_NAME);
     final XSInteger integerValue =
         integerBuilder.buildObject(AttributeValue.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME, XSInteger.TYPE_NAME);
     integerValue.setValue(value);
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/logging/PvpModuleMessageSource.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/logging/PvpModuleMessageSource.java
index 961f29cb..227ff30e 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/logging/PvpModuleMessageSource.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/logging/PvpModuleMessageSource.java
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.logging.IMessageSourceLocation;
 
-
 public class PvpModuleMessageSource implements IMessageSourceLocation {
 
   @Override
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/message/InboundMessage.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/message/InboundMessage.java
index da958d5b..0ffa3789 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/message/InboundMessage.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/message/InboundMessage.java
@@ -25,16 +25,17 @@ import java.io.Serializable;
 import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
 import javax.xml.transform.TransformerException;
 
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.utils.DomUtils;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.message.InboundMessageInterface;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IPvp2MetadataProvider;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.NoMetadataInformationException;
+
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.metadata.EntityDescriptor;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.w3c.dom.Element;
 import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
 
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.utils.DomUtils;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.message.InboundMessageInterface;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IPvp2MetadataProvider;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.NoMetadataInformationException;
 import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.resolver.ResolverException;
 
 public class InboundMessage implements InboundMessageInterface, Serializable {
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ public class InboundMessage implements InboundMessageInterface, Serializable {
     } catch (final ResolverException e) {
       log.warn("No Metadata for EntitiyID " + entityID);
       throw new NoMetadataInformationException();
-      
+
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/metadata/AbstractChainingMetadataProvider.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/metadata/AbstractChainingMetadataProvider.java
index 3fc675e9..8a20b932 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/metadata/AbstractChainingMetadataProvider.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/metadata/AbstractChainingMetadataProvider.java
@@ -27,12 +27,17 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.UUID;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import javax.naming.ConfigurationException;
 
+import at.gv.egiz.components.spring.api.IDestroyableObject;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.IGarbageCollectorProcessing;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.exceptions.EaafConfigurationException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IPvp2MetadataProvider;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IRefreshableMetadataProvider;
+
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.joda.time.DateTime;
 import org.opensaml.core.criterion.EntityIdCriterion;
@@ -43,11 +48,6 @@ import org.opensaml.saml.metadata.resolver.filter.MetadataFilter;
 import org.opensaml.saml.metadata.resolver.impl.AbstractMetadataResolver;
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.metadata.EntityDescriptor;
 
-import at.gv.egiz.components.spring.api.IDestroyableObject;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.IGarbageCollectorProcessing;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.exceptions.EaafConfigurationException;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IPvp2MetadataProvider;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IRefreshableMetadataProvider;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.annotation.constraint.NonnullElements;
 import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.component.IdentifiedComponent;
@@ -55,10 +55,13 @@ import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.resolver.CriteriaSet;
 import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.resolver.ResolverException;
 
 @Slf4j
-public abstract class AbstractChainingMetadataProvider implements IGarbageCollectorProcessing, IRefreshableMetadataProvider, 
+public abstract class AbstractChainingMetadataProvider implements IGarbageCollectorProcessing,
+    IRefreshableMetadataProvider,
     IDestroyableObject, IPvp2MetadataProvider, ClearableMetadataResolver {
-  
-  @Nonnull @NonnullElements private final List<MetadataResolver> internalResolvers;
+
+  @Nonnull
+  @NonnullElements
+  private final List<MetadataResolver> internalResolvers;
   private DateTime lastRefeshTimestamp;
   private boolean lastRefeshSuccessful;
   private static Object mutex = new Object();
@@ -72,7 +75,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractChainingMetadataProvider implements IGarbageCollec
 
   }
 
-
   /*
    * (non-Javadoc)
    *
@@ -104,8 +106,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractChainingMetadataProvider implements IGarbageCollec
 
   }
 
-
-
   @Override
   public synchronized boolean refreshMetadataProvider(final String entityId) {
     try {
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractChainingMetadataProvider implements IGarbageCollec
         // check if MetadataProvider is actually loaded
         final MetadataResolver loadedResover = actuallyLoadedResolver.get(metadataUrl);
         if (loadedResover instanceof RefreshableMetadataResolver) {
-          ((RefreshableMetadataResolver)loadedResover).refresh();
+          ((RefreshableMetadataResolver) loadedResover).refresh();
           log.info("SAML2 metadata for service provider: " + entityId + " is refreshed.");
           return true;
 
@@ -162,30 +162,29 @@ public abstract class AbstractChainingMetadataProvider implements IGarbageCollec
    *
    */
   public void internalDestroy() {
-      log.info("Destroying chained metadata resolvers ...");
+    log.info("Destroying chained metadata resolvers ...");
 
-      for (final MetadataResolver resolver : internalResolvers) {
-        destroyMetadataResolver(resolver);
-      }
+    for (final MetadataResolver resolver : internalResolvers) {
+      destroyMetadataResolver(resolver);
+    }
 
-      internalResolvers.clear();
+    internalResolvers.clear();
 
   }
 
-  /** {@inheritDoc} */
-  @Override 
+  @Override
   public final MetadataFilter getMetadataFilter() {
-      log.warn("{} does NOT support {}", AbstractChainingMetadataProvider.class.getName(),
-          MetadataFilter.class.getName());
-      return null;
+    log.warn("{} does NOT support {}", AbstractChainingMetadataProvider.class.getName(),
+        MetadataFilter.class.getName());
+    return null;
   }
 
-  /** {@inheritDoc} */
-  @Override 
+  @Override
   public final void setMetadataFilter(final MetadataFilter newFilter) {
     log.warn("{} does NOT support {}", AbstractChainingMetadataProvider.class.getName(),
         MetadataFilter.class.getName());
-      throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Metadata filters are not supported on AbstractChainingMetadataProvider");
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+        "Metadata filters are not supported on AbstractChainingMetadataProvider");
   }
 
   /*
@@ -221,17 +220,17 @@ public abstract class AbstractChainingMetadataProvider implements IGarbageCollec
   }
 
   @Override
-  @Nullable 
+  @Nullable
   public final EntityDescriptor resolveSingle(@Nullable final CriteriaSet criteria) throws ResolverException {
     for (final MetadataResolver resolver : internalResolvers) {
       try {
-          final EntityDescriptor descriptors = resolver.resolveSingle(criteria);
-          if (descriptors != null) {
-              return descriptors;
-          }
+        final EntityDescriptor descriptors = resolver.resolveSingle(criteria);
+        if (descriptors != null) {
+          return descriptors;
+        }
 
       } catch (final ResolverException e) {
-          continue;
+        continue;
 
       }
 
@@ -242,87 +241,90 @@ public abstract class AbstractChainingMetadataProvider implements IGarbageCollec
   }
 
   @Override
-  @Nonnull 
-  public final Iterable<EntityDescriptor> resolve(@Nullable final CriteriaSet criteria) throws ResolverException {
-      for (final MetadataResolver resolver : internalResolvers) {
-          try {
-              final Iterable<EntityDescriptor> descriptors = resolver.resolve(criteria);
-              if (descriptors != null && descriptors.iterator().hasNext()) {
-                  return descriptors;
-                  
-              }
-              
-          } catch (final ResolverException e) {
-              continue;
-              
-          }
+  @Nonnull
+  public final Iterable<EntityDescriptor> resolve(@Nullable final CriteriaSet criteria)
+      throws ResolverException {
+    for (final MetadataResolver resolver : internalResolvers) {
+      try {
+        final Iterable<EntityDescriptor> descriptors = resolver.resolve(criteria);
+        if (descriptors != null && descriptors.iterator().hasNext()) {
+          return descriptors;
+
+        }
+
+      } catch (final ResolverException e) {
+        continue;
+
       }
+    }
 
-      return Collections.emptyList();
+    return Collections.emptyList();
   }
-  
+
   @Override
   public final void clear() throws ResolverException {
-      for (final MetadataResolver resolver : internalResolvers) {
-          if (resolver instanceof ClearableMetadataResolver) {
-              ((ClearableMetadataResolver) resolver).clear();
-          }
+    for (final MetadataResolver resolver : internalResolvers) {
+      if (resolver instanceof ClearableMetadataResolver) {
+        ((ClearableMetadataResolver) resolver).clear();
       }
+    }
   }
 
   @Override
   public final void clear(String entityID) throws ResolverException {
-      for (final MetadataResolver resolver : internalResolvers) {
-          if (resolver instanceof ClearableMetadataResolver) {
-              ((ClearableMetadataResolver) resolver).clear(entityID);
-          }
+    for (final MetadataResolver resolver : internalResolvers) {
+      if (resolver instanceof ClearableMetadataResolver) {
+        ((ClearableMetadataResolver) resolver).clear(entityID);
       }
+    }
   }
 
-  @Override final public void refresh() throws ResolverException {
-      this.lastRefeshSuccessful = false;
-      for (final MetadataResolver resolver : internalResolvers) {
-          if (resolver instanceof RefreshableMetadataResolver) {
-              ((RefreshableMetadataResolver) resolver).refresh();
-              
-          }
+  @Override
+  public final void refresh() throws ResolverException {
+    this.lastRefeshSuccessful = false;
+    for (final MetadataResolver resolver : internalResolvers) {
+      if (resolver instanceof RefreshableMetadataResolver) {
+        ((RefreshableMetadataResolver) resolver).refresh();
+
       }
-      
-      this.lastRefeshTimestamp = DateTime.now();
-      this.lastRefeshSuccessful = true;
+    }
+
+    this.lastRefeshTimestamp = DateTime.now();
+    this.lastRefeshSuccessful = true;
   }
 
   @Override
-  @Nullable public DateTime getLastUpdate() {
-      DateTime ret = null;
-      for (final MetadataResolver resolver : internalResolvers) {
-          if (resolver instanceof RefreshableMetadataResolver) {
-              final DateTime lastUpdate = ((RefreshableMetadataResolver) resolver).getLastUpdate();
-              if (ret == null || ret.isBefore(lastUpdate)) {
-                  ret = lastUpdate;
-              }
-          }
+  @Nullable
+  public DateTime getLastUpdate() {
+    DateTime ret = null;
+    for (final MetadataResolver resolver : internalResolvers) {
+      if (resolver instanceof RefreshableMetadataResolver) {
+        final DateTime lastUpdate = ((RefreshableMetadataResolver) resolver).getLastUpdate();
+        if (ret == null || ret.isBefore(lastUpdate)) {
+          ret = lastUpdate;
+        }
       }
-      
-      return ret;
+    }
+
+    return ret;
   }
 
   @Override
-  @Nullable final public DateTime getLastRefresh() {
-      DateTime ret = null;
-      for (final MetadataResolver resolver : internalResolvers) {
-          if (resolver instanceof RefreshableMetadataResolver) {
-              final DateTime lastRefresh = ((RefreshableMetadataResolver) resolver).getLastRefresh();
-              if (ret == null || ret.isBefore(lastRefresh)) {
-                  ret = lastRefresh;
-              }
-          }
+  @Nullable
+  public final DateTime getLastRefresh() {
+    DateTime ret = null;
+    for (final MetadataResolver resolver : internalResolvers) {
+      if (resolver instanceof RefreshableMetadataResolver) {
+        final DateTime lastRefresh = ((RefreshableMetadataResolver) resolver).getLastRefresh();
+        if (ret == null || ret.isBefore(lastRefresh)) {
+          ret = lastRefresh;
+        }
       }
-      
-      return ret;
+    }
+
+    return ret;
   }
-  
-  
+
   /**
    * Get the URL to metadata for a specific entityID.
    *
@@ -354,103 +356,92 @@ public abstract class AbstractChainingMetadataProvider implements IGarbageCollec
   protected abstract List<String> getAllMetadataUrlsFromConfiguration()
       throws EaafConfigurationException;
 
-
   /**
    * Get a Id for this metadata provider.
-   * 
+   *
    * @return
    */
   @Nonnull
   protected abstract String getMetadataProviderId();
-  
+
   protected final MetadataResolver getMetadataResolver() {
     log.warn("{} does NOT support 'getMetadataResolver'", AbstractChainingMetadataProvider.class.getName());
     return null;
-    
+
   }
-  
+
   private Map<String, MetadataResolver> getAllActuallyLoadedResolvers() {
     final Map<String, MetadataResolver> loadedproviders =
         new HashMap<>();
 
     // make a Map of all actually loaded HTTPMetadataProvider
     for (final MetadataResolver resolver : internalResolvers) {
-      if (resolver instanceof IdentifiedComponent) {
-        loadedproviders.put(((IdentifiedComponent) resolver).getId(), resolver);
-
-      } else {
-        final String uuid = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
-        loadedproviders.put(uuid, resolver);
-        log.debug("MetadatenResolver is not of type: {}. Mark it with id: {}",
-            IdentifiedComponent.class.getSimpleName(), uuid);
+      loadedproviders.put(((IdentifiedComponent) resolver).getId(), resolver);
 
-      }
     }
 
     return loadedproviders;
   }
 
   private void addAndRemoveMetadataProvider() throws EaafConfigurationException {
-      log.info("EAAF chaining metadata resolver starting internal managment task .... ");
+    log.info("EAAF chaining metadata resolver starting internal managment task .... ");
+
+    /*
+     * OpenSAML ChainingMetadataProvider can not remove a MetadataProvider
+     * (UnsupportedOperationException) The ChainingMetadataProvider use internal a
+     * unmodifiableList to hold all registrated MetadataProviders.
+     */
+    final Map<String, MetadataResolver> providersinuse = new HashMap<>();
+
+    // get all actually loaded metadata providers
+    final Map<String, MetadataResolver> loadedproviders = getAllActuallyLoadedResolvers();
+
+    /*
+     * TODO: maybe add metadata provider destroy after timeout. But could be a
+     * problem if one Metadataprovider load an EntitiesDescriptor with more the
+     * multiple EntityDescriptors. If one of this EntityDesciptors are expired the
+     * full EntitiesDescriptor is removed.
+     *
+     * Timeout requires a better solution in this case!
+     */
+
+    // load all SAML2 SPs form configuration and
+    // compare actually loaded Providers with configured SAML2 SPs
+    final List<String> allMetadataUrls = getAllMetadataUrlsFromConfiguration();
+
+    final Iterator<String> metadataUrlInterator = allMetadataUrls.iterator();
+    while (metadataUrlInterator.hasNext()) {
+      final String metadataurl = metadataUrlInterator.next();
+      try {
+        if (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(metadataurl)
+            && loadedproviders.containsKey(metadataurl)) {
+          // SAML2 SP is actually loaded, to nothing
+          providersinuse.put(metadataurl, loadedproviders.get(metadataurl));
+          loadedproviders.remove(metadataurl);
+
+        }
+      } catch (final Throwable e) {
+        log.error("Failed to add Metadata (unhandled reason: " + e.getMessage(), e);
+
+      }
+    }
+
+    // remove all actually loaded MetadataProviders with are not in ConfigurationDB
+    // any more
+    final Collection<MetadataResolver> notusedproviders = loadedproviders.values();
+    for (final MetadataResolver resolver : notusedproviders) {
+      log.info("Remove not used MetadataProvider with MetadataURL " + resolver.getId());
+      destroyMetadataResolver(resolver);
+      internalResolvers.remove(resolver);
 
       /*
        * OpenSAML ChainingMetadataProvider can not remove a MetadataProvider
        * (UnsupportedOperationException) The ChainingMetadataProvider use internal a
        * unmodifiableList to hold all registrated MetadataProviders.
        */
-      final Map<String, MetadataResolver> providersinuse = new HashMap<>();
+      // chainProvider.removeMetadataProvider(provider);
 
-      // get all actually loaded metadata providers
-      final Map<String, MetadataResolver> loadedproviders = getAllActuallyLoadedResolvers();
-
-      /*
-       * TODO: maybe add metadata provider destroy after timeout. But could be a
-       * problem if one Metadataprovider load an EntitiesDescriptor with more the
-       * multiple EntityDescriptors. If one of this EntityDesciptors are expired the
-       * full EntitiesDescriptor is removed.
-       *
-       * Timeout requires a better solution in this case!
-       */
-
-      // load all SAML2 SPs form configuration and
-      // compare actually loaded Providers with configured SAML2 SPs
-      final List<String> allMetadataUrls = getAllMetadataUrlsFromConfiguration();
-
-        final Iterator<String> metadataUrlInterator = allMetadataUrls.iterator();
-        while (metadataUrlInterator.hasNext()) {
-          final String metadataurl = metadataUrlInterator.next();
-          try {
-            if (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(metadataurl)
-                && loadedproviders.containsKey(metadataurl)) {
-              // SAML2 SP is actually loaded, to nothing
-              providersinuse.put(metadataurl, loadedproviders.get(metadataurl));
-              loadedproviders.remove(metadataurl);
-
-            }
-          } catch (final Throwable e) {
-            log.error("Failed to add Metadata (unhandled reason: " + e.getMessage(), e);
-
-          }
-        }
-
-
-      // remove all actually loaded MetadataProviders with are not in ConfigurationDB
-      // any more
-      final Collection<MetadataResolver> notusedproviders = loadedproviders.values();
-      for (final MetadataResolver resolver : notusedproviders) {
-        log.info("Remove not used MetadataProvider with MetadataURL " + resolver.getId());
-        destroyMetadataResolver(resolver);
-        internalResolvers.remove(resolver);
-
-          /*
-           * OpenSAML ChainingMetadataProvider can not remove a MetadataProvider
-           * (UnsupportedOperationException) The ChainingMetadataProvider use internal a
-           * unmodifiableList to hold all registrated MetadataProviders.
-           */
-          // chainProvider.removeMetadataProvider(provider);
-
-
-      }
+    }
 
   }
 
@@ -474,39 +465,34 @@ public abstract class AbstractChainingMetadataProvider implements IGarbageCollec
     }
   }
 
-  
-  
   @Override
   public DateTime getLastSuccessfulRefresh() {
     return this.lastRefeshTimestamp;
-    
-  }
 
+  }
 
   @Override
   public Boolean wasLastRefreshSuccess() {
     return this.lastRefeshSuccessful;
-    
-  }
 
-
-
-  /** {@inheritDoc} */
-  @Override public boolean isRequireValidMetadata() {
-      log.warn("Attempt to access unsupported requireValidMetadata property on ChainingMetadataResolver");
-      return false;
   }
 
-  /** {@inheritDoc} */
-  @Override public void setRequireValidMetadata(final boolean requireValidMetadata) {
-      throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Setting requireValidMetadata is not supported on chaining resolver");
+  @Override
+  public boolean isRequireValidMetadata() {
+    log.warn("Attempt to access unsupported requireValidMetadata property on ChainingMetadataResolver");
+    return false;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void setRequireValidMetadata(final boolean requireValidMetadata) {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+        "Setting requireValidMetadata is not supported on chaining resolver");
+  }
 
   @Override
   public String getId() {
     return getMetadataProviderId();
-    
+
   }
-  
+
 }
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/metadata/PvpMetadataResolverAdapter.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/metadata/PvpMetadataResolverAdapter.java
index bd2b79cb..d2b861dc 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/metadata/PvpMetadataResolverAdapter.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/metadata/PvpMetadataResolverAdapter.java
@@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
 package at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.metadata;
 
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IPvp2MetadataProvider;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IRefreshableMetadataProvider;
+
 import org.joda.time.DateTime;
 import org.opensaml.core.criterion.EntityIdCriterion;
 import org.opensaml.saml.metadata.resolver.ExtendedRefreshableMetadataResolver;
 import org.opensaml.saml.metadata.resolver.filter.MetadataFilter;
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.metadata.EntityDescriptor;
 
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IPvp2MetadataProvider;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.resolver.CriteriaSet;
 import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.resolver.ResolverException;
 
-public class PvpMetadataResolverAdapter implements IPvp2MetadataProvider {
-  
-  private ExtendedRefreshableMetadataResolver internalProvider;
+@Slf4j
+public class PvpMetadataResolverAdapter implements IPvp2MetadataProvider, IRefreshableMetadataProvider {
+
+  private final ExtendedRefreshableMetadataResolver internalProvider;
 
   public PvpMetadataResolverAdapter(ExtendedRefreshableMetadataResolver provider) {
     this.internalProvider = provider;
@@ -27,7 +31,7 @@ public class PvpMetadataResolverAdapter implements IPvp2MetadataProvider {
   @Override
   public DateTime getLastRefresh() {
     return internalProvider.getLastRefresh();
-    
+
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -38,7 +42,7 @@ public class PvpMetadataResolverAdapter implements IPvp2MetadataProvider {
   @Override
   public boolean isRequireValidMetadata() {
     return internalProvider.isRequireValidMetadata();
-    
+
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -50,12 +54,12 @@ public class PvpMetadataResolverAdapter implements IPvp2MetadataProvider {
   @Override
   public MetadataFilter getMetadataFilter() {
     return internalProvider.getMetadataFilter();
-    
+
   }
 
   @Override
   public void setMetadataFilter(MetadataFilter newFilter) {
-   internalProvider.setMetadataFilter(newFilter);
+    internalProvider.setMetadataFilter(newFilter);
 
   }
 
@@ -67,7 +71,7 @@ public class PvpMetadataResolverAdapter implements IPvp2MetadataProvider {
   @Override
   public EntityDescriptor resolveSingle(CriteriaSet criteria) throws ResolverException {
     return internalProvider.resolveSingle(criteria);
-    
+
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -80,7 +84,7 @@ public class PvpMetadataResolverAdapter implements IPvp2MetadataProvider {
     final CriteriaSet criteria = new CriteriaSet();
     criteria.add(new EntityIdCriterion(entityId));
     return internalProvider.resolveSingle(criteria);
-    
+
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -93,4 +97,19 @@ public class PvpMetadataResolverAdapter implements IPvp2MetadataProvider {
     return internalProvider.wasLastRefreshSuccess();
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public boolean refreshMetadataProvider(String entityID) {
+    try {
+      log.trace("Refeshing metadata-provider: {} ... ", getId());
+      internalProvider.refresh();
+      return true;
+
+    } catch (final ResolverException e) {
+      log.warn("Refreshing of metadata-provider: {} failed. Reason: {}",
+          getId(), e.getMessage());
+      return false;
+
+    }
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/metadata/PvpMetadataResolverFactory.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/metadata/PvpMetadataResolverFactory.java
index f548bc7b..0b505e56 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/metadata/PvpMetadataResolverFactory.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/metadata/PvpMetadataResolverFactory.java
@@ -8,23 +8,31 @@ import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
 import javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException;
 
+import at.gv.egiz.components.spring.api.IDestroyableObject;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.idp.IConfiguration;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.utils.FileUtils;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IPvp2MetadataProvider;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.Pvp2MetadataException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.SchemaValidationException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.SignatureValidationException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.opensaml.OpenSaml3ResourceAdapter;
+
 import org.apache.http.client.HttpClient;
 import org.opensaml.core.xml.config.XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport;
 import org.opensaml.saml.metadata.resolver.ExtendedRefreshableMetadataResolver;
 import org.opensaml.saml.metadata.resolver.filter.MetadataFilter;
+import org.opensaml.saml.metadata.resolver.impl.AbstractReloadingMetadataResolver;
 import org.opensaml.saml.metadata.resolver.impl.HTTPMetadataResolver;
 import org.opensaml.saml.metadata.resolver.impl.ResourceBackedMetadataResolver;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.core.io.ResourceLoader;
 
-import at.gv.egiz.components.spring.api.IDestroyableObject;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.idp.IConfiguration;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.utils.FileUtils;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IPvp2MetadataProvider;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.SchemaValidationException;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.SignatureValidationException;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.opensaml.OpenSaml3ResourceAdapter;
+import com.google.common.base.Predicates;
+import com.google.common.base.Throwables;
+import com.google.common.collect.FluentIterable;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.component.ComponentInitializationException;
+import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.resolver.ResolverException;
 import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.resource.Resource;
 import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.xml.ParserPool;
 
@@ -34,13 +42,18 @@ public class PvpMetadataResolverFactory implements IDestroyableObject {
   private static final String URI_PREFIX_HTTP = "http:";
   private static final String URI_PREFIX_HTTPS = "https:";
 
+  private static final String NOT_SUCCESS = "Maybe metadata was expired";
+
   private Timer timer = null;
-  
-  @Autowired private IConfiguration authConfig;
-  @Autowired private ResourceLoader resourceLoader;
-  
+
+  @Autowired
+  private IConfiguration authConfig;
+  @Autowired
+  private ResourceLoader resourceLoader;
+
   /**
-   * Create a single SAML2 metadata provider by using the default OpenSAML3 parser-pool.
+   * Create a single SAML2 metadata provider by using the default OpenSAML3
+   * parser-pool.
    *
    * @param metadataLocation where the metadata should be loaded, but never null.
    *                         If the location starts with http(s):, than a http
@@ -54,17 +67,18 @@ public class PvpMetadataResolverFactory implements IDestroyableObject {
    *
    * @return SAML2 Metadata Provider, or null if the metadata provider can not
    *         initialized
+   * @throws Pvp2MetadataException In case of an initialization error
    */
-  @Nullable 
+  @Nullable
   public IPvp2MetadataProvider createMetadataProvider(@Nonnull final String metadataLocation,
       @Nullable final MetadataFilter filter, @Nonnull final String idForLogging,
-      @Nullable final HttpClient httpClient) {
-    return createMetadataProvider(metadataLocation, filter, idForLogging, 
-        XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport.getParserPool(), 
-        httpClient);  
-    
+      @Nullable final HttpClient httpClient) throws Pvp2MetadataException {
+    return createMetadataProvider(metadataLocation, filter, idForLogging,
+        XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport.getParserPool(),
+        httpClient);
+
   }
-  
+
   /**
    * Create a single SAML2 metadata provider.
    *
@@ -80,57 +94,74 @@ public class PvpMetadataResolverFactory implements IDestroyableObject {
    *
    * @return SAML2 Metadata Provider, or null if the metadata provider can not
    *         initialized
+   * @throws Pvp2MetadataException In case of an initialization error
    */
-  @Nullable 
+  @Nullable
   public IPvp2MetadataProvider createMetadataProvider(@Nonnull final String metadataLocation,
       @Nullable final MetadataFilter filter, @Nonnull final String idForLogging,
-      @Nullable final ParserPool pool, @Nullable final HttpClient httpClient) {
-    
+      @Nullable final ParserPool pool, @Nullable final HttpClient httpClient) throws Pvp2MetadataException {
+
     ExtendedRefreshableMetadataResolver internalProvider = null;
-    
-    if (metadataLocation.startsWith(URI_PREFIX_HTTP)
-        || metadataLocation.startsWith(URI_PREFIX_HTTPS)) {
-      if (httpClient != null) {
-        internalProvider = createNewHttpMetaDataProvider(metadataLocation, filter, idForLogging, timer, pool,
-            httpClient);
+
+    try {
+      if (metadataLocation.startsWith(URI_PREFIX_HTTP)
+          || metadataLocation.startsWith(URI_PREFIX_HTTPS)) {
+        internalProvider = createNewHttpMetaDataProvider(metadataLocation, filter,
+            idForLogging, timer, pool, httpClient);
+
       } else {
-        log.warn("Can not load http(s) based SAML2 metadata without a HTTP client");
-        
+        final String absoluteMetadataLocation =
+            FileUtils.makeAbsoluteUrl(metadataLocation, authConfig.getConfigurationRootDirectory());
+        final org.springframework.core.io.Resource resource =
+            resourceLoader.getResource(absoluteMetadataLocation);
+
+        if (resource.exists()) {
+          internalProvider = createNewFileSystemMetaDataProvider(
+              new OpenSaml3ResourceAdapter(resource),
+              filter, idForLogging, timer,
+              pool);
+
+        } else {
+          log.warn(
+              "SAML2 metadata file: {} not found or not exist", absoluteMetadataLocation);
+          throw new Pvp2MetadataException("internal.pvp.05",
+              new Object[] { absoluteMetadataLocation, "File NOT found or exist." });
+
+        }
       }
 
-    } else {
-      String absoluteMetadataLocation;
-      try {
-        absoluteMetadataLocation =
-            FileUtils.makeAbsoluteUrl(metadataLocation, authConfig.getConfigurationRootDirectory());
+    } catch (final ComponentInitializationException e) {
+      log.warn("Failed to load Metadata file for {} [ {} ]",
+          idForLogging, e.getMessage());
+      checkResolverInitializationError(e, metadataLocation);
 
-          org.springframework.core.io.Resource resource = resourceLoader.getResource(absoluteMetadataLocation);
-          if (resource.exists()) {
-             internalProvider = createNewFileSystemMetaDataProvider(
-                new OpenSaml3ResourceAdapter(resource), 
-                filter, idForLogging, timer,
-                pool);
-          } else {
-            log.warn(
-                "SAML2 metadata file: " + absoluteMetadataLocation + " not found or not exist");
-            
-          }
+    } catch (final Exception e) {
+      throw new Pvp2MetadataException("internal.pvp.09", new Object[] { metadataLocation, e.getMessage() });
 
+    }
 
-      } catch (final IOException e) {
-        log.warn("SAML2 metadata URL is invalid: " + metadataLocation, e);
+    if (!internalProvider.wasLastRefreshSuccess()) {
+      log.info("Metadata loading from source: {} failed. {}", metadataLocation, NOT_SUCCESS);
+      throw new Pvp2MetadataException("internal.pvp.09", new Object[] { metadataLocation, NOT_SUCCESS });
 
-      }
     }
 
-    if (internalProvider != null) {
-      return new PvpMetadataResolverAdapter(internalProvider);
-      
-    } else {
-      log.warn("SAML2 metadata has an unsupported metadata location prefix: " + metadataLocation);
-      return null;
-      
+    return new PvpMetadataResolverAdapter(internalProvider);
+
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void fullyDestroy() {
+    if (timer != null) {
+      log.info("Stopping timer-thread for PVP metadata resolver ...  ");
+      timer.cancel();
     }
+  }
+
+  @PostConstruct
+  private void initialize() {
+    log.info("Initializing timer-thread for PVP metadata resolver ... ");
+    timer = new Timer("PVP metadata-resolver refresh");
 
   }
 
@@ -142,55 +173,26 @@ public class PvpMetadataResolverFactory implements IDestroyableObject {
    * @param idForLogging Id, which is used for Logging
    * @param timer        {@link Timer} which is used to schedule metadata refresh
    *                     operations
-   * @param pool
+   * @param pool         SAML2 parser pool that should be used
    *
    * @return SAML2 Metadata Provider
-   * @throws IOException 
+   * @throws IOException                      In case of a metadata resource error
+   * @throws ComponentInitializationException In case of a metadata resolver
+   *                                          initialization error
    */
   private ExtendedRefreshableMetadataResolver createNewFileSystemMetaDataProvider(final Resource metadataFile,
       final MetadataFilter filter, final String idForLogging, final Timer timer,
-      final ParserPool pool) throws IOException {
+      final ParserPool pool) throws IOException, ComponentInitializationException {
     ResourceBackedMetadataResolver fileSystemResolver = null;
-    try {
-      //fileSystemResolver = new FilesystemMetadataResolver(timer, metadataFile);
-      
-      fileSystemResolver = new ResourceBackedMetadataResolver(timer, metadataFile);
-      
-      if (pool != null) {
-        fileSystemResolver.setParserPool(pool);
-        
-      } else {
-        fileSystemResolver.setParserPool(
-            XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport.getParserPool());
-        
-      }
-      fileSystemResolver.setRequireValidMetadata(true);
-      fileSystemResolver.setMinRefreshDelay(1000 * 60 * 15); // 15 minutes
-      fileSystemResolver.setMaxRefreshDelay(1000 * 60 * 60 * 24); // 24 hours
-
-      fileSystemResolver.setMetadataFilter(filter);
-      fileSystemResolver.initialize();
-      fileSystemResolver.setId(metadataFile.getURI().toASCIIString());
-
-      fileSystemResolver.setRequireValidMetadata(true);
-
-      return fileSystemResolver;
-
-    } catch (final Exception e) {
-      log.warn("Failed to load Metadata file for " + idForLogging + "[ " + "File: "
-          + metadataFile.getURI().toASCIIString() + " Msg: " + e.getMessage() + " ]", e);
-
-      log.warn("Can not initialize SAML2 metadata provider from filesystem: "
-          + metadataFile.getURI().toASCIIString() + " Reason: " + e.getMessage(), e);
+    fileSystemResolver = new ResourceBackedMetadataResolver(timer, metadataFile);
+    injectMetadataResolverConfiguration(fileSystemResolver, filter, pool);
+    fileSystemResolver.setId(metadataFile.getURI().toASCIIString());
+    fileSystemResolver.initialize();
 
-      if (fileSystemResolver != null) {
-        fileSystemResolver.destroy();
+    log.trace("Set-up metadata-resolver with ID: {} as: {}",
+        idForLogging, fileSystemResolver.getClass().getSimpleName());
 
-      }
-
-    }
-
-    return null;
+    return fileSystemResolver;
 
   }
 
@@ -202,70 +204,75 @@ public class PvpMetadataResolverFactory implements IDestroyableObject {
    * @param idForLogging Id, which is used for Logging
    * @param timer        {@link Timer} which is used to schedule metadata refresh
    *                     operations
-   * @param pool
-   *
+   * @param pool         SAML2 parser pool that should be used
    * @return SAML2 Metadata Provider
+   * @throws ComponentInitializationException In case of a metadata resolver
+   *                                          initialization error
+   * @throws ResolverException                In case of an internal OpenSAML
+   *                                          resolver error
    */
   private ExtendedRefreshableMetadataResolver createNewHttpMetaDataProvider(final String metadataUrl,
       final MetadataFilter filter, final String idForLogging, final Timer timer,
-      final ParserPool pool, final HttpClient httpClient) {
+      final ParserPool pool, final HttpClient httpClient) throws ComponentInitializationException,
+      ResolverException {
     HTTPMetadataResolver httpMetadataResolver = null;
-    try {
-      httpMetadataResolver = new HTTPMetadataResolver(timer, httpClient, metadataUrl);
-      httpMetadataResolver.setParserPool(pool);
-      httpMetadataResolver.setRequireValidMetadata(true);
-      httpMetadataResolver.setMinRefreshDelay(1000 * 60 * 15); // 15 minutes
-      httpMetadataResolver.setMaxRefreshDelay(1000 * 60 * 60 * 24); // 24 hours
-      // httpProvider.setRefreshDelayFactor(0.1F);
+    httpMetadataResolver = new HTTPMetadataResolver(timer, httpClient, metadataUrl);
+    injectMetadataResolverConfiguration(httpMetadataResolver, filter, pool);
+    httpMetadataResolver.setId(metadataUrl);
+    httpMetadataResolver.initialize();
 
-      httpMetadataResolver.setMetadataFilter(filter);
-      httpMetadataResolver.setId(metadataUrl);
-      httpMetadataResolver.initialize();
+    log.trace("Set-up metadata-resolver with ID: {} as: {}",
+        idForLogging, httpMetadataResolver.getClass().getSimpleName());
 
-      httpMetadataResolver.setRequireValidMetadata(true);
+    return httpMetadataResolver;
 
-      return httpMetadataResolver;
+  }
 
-    } catch (final Throwable e) {
-      if (e.getCause() != null && e.getCause().getCause() instanceof SSLHandshakeException) {
-        log.warn("SSL-Server certificate for metadata " + metadataUrl + " not trusted.", e);
+  private void injectMetadataResolverConfiguration(AbstractReloadingMetadataResolver resolver,
+      final MetadataFilter filter, final ParserPool pool) {
+    if (pool != null) {
+      resolver.setParserPool(pool);
 
-      }
-      if (e.getCause() != null && e.getCause().getCause() instanceof SignatureValidationException) {
-        log.warn("Signature verification for metadata" + metadataUrl + " FAILED.", e);
+    } else {
+      resolver.setParserPool(
+          XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport.getParserPool());
 
-      }
-      if (e.getCause() != null && e.getCause().getCause() instanceof SchemaValidationException) {
-        log.warn("Schema validation for metadata " + metadataUrl + " FAILED.", e);
-      }
+    }
+
+    resolver.setRequireValidMetadata(true);
+    resolver.setMinRefreshDelay(1000 * 60 * 15); // 15 minutes
+    resolver.setMaxRefreshDelay(1000 * 60 * 60 * 24); // 24 hours
+    resolver.setMetadataFilter(filter);
+
+  }
 
-      log.warn("Failed to load Metadata file for " + idForLogging + "[ " + e.getMessage() + " ]",
+  private void checkResolverInitializationError(ComponentInitializationException e, String metadataLocation)
+      throws Pvp2MetadataException {
+    if (FluentIterable.from(Throwables.getCausalChain(e)).filter(
+        Predicates.instanceOf(SSLHandshakeException.class)).first().isPresent()) {
+      log.info("SSL-Server certificate for metadata: {} not trusted.", metadataLocation, null, e);
+      throw new Pvp2MetadataException("internal.pvp.06", new Object[] { metadataLocation, e.getMessage() },
           e);
 
-      if (httpMetadataResolver != null) {
-        log.debug("Destroy failed Metadata provider");
-        httpMetadataResolver.destroy();
+    } else if (FluentIterable.from(Throwables.getCausalChain(e)).filter(
+        Predicates.instanceOf(SignatureValidationException.class)).first().isPresent()) {
+      log.info("Signature verification for metadata: {} FAILED.", metadataLocation, null, e);
+      throw new Pvp2MetadataException("internal.pvp.07", new Object[] { metadataLocation, e.getMessage() },
+          e);
 
-      }
+    } else if (FluentIterable.from(Throwables.getCausalChain(e)).filter(
+        Predicates.instanceOf(SchemaValidationException.class)).first().isPresent()) {
+      log.info("Schema validation for metadata: {} FAILED.", metadataLocation, null, e);
+      throw new Pvp2MetadataException("internal.pvp.08", new Object[] { metadataLocation, e.getMessage() },
+          e);
+
+    } else {
+      log.info("Generic initialization error for metadata: {}", metadataLocation, null, e);
+      throw new Pvp2MetadataException("internal.pvp.09", new Object[] { metadataLocation, e.getMessage() },
+          e);
 
     }
 
-    return null;
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public void fullyDestroy() {
-    if (timer != null) {
-      log.info("Stopping timer-thread for PVP metadata resolver ...  ");
-      timer.cancel();
-    }    
-  }
-  
-  @PostConstruct
-  private void initialize() {
-    log.info("Initializing timer-thread for PVP metadata resolver ... ");
-    timer = new Timer("PVP metadata-resolver refresh");
-    
-  }
-  
 }
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/opensaml/EaafHttpPostDecoder.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/opensaml/EaafHttpPostDecoder.java
index d23affba..fdd44b9a 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/opensaml/EaafHttpPostDecoder.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/opensaml/EaafHttpPostDecoder.java
@@ -2,18 +2,18 @@ package at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.opensaml;
 
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
 import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
 
-import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
-import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.utils.Saml2Utils;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.utils.SamlHttpUtils;
+
 import org.opensaml.core.xml.XMLObject;
 import org.opensaml.messaging.decoder.MessageDecodingException;
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.binding.decoding.impl.HTTPPostDecoder;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Strings;
-
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.utils.Saml2Utils;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.codec.Base64Support;
 
@@ -27,14 +27,22 @@ import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.codec.Base64Support;
 @Slf4j
 public class EaafHttpPostDecoder extends HTTPPostDecoder {
 
+  private static final String SAML_REQ_PARAM_NAME = "SAMLRequest";
+  private static final String SAML_RESP_PARAM_NAME = "SAMLResponse";
+
+  public EaafHttpPostDecoder(HttpServletRequest req) {
+    setHttpServletRequest(req);
+  }
+
   @Override
   protected InputStream getBase64DecodedMessage(final HttpServletRequest request)
       throws MessageDecodingException {
 
     log.debug("Getting Base64 encoded message from request");
-    String encodedMessage = getLastParameterFromRequest(request, "SAMLRequest");
+    String encodedMessage = SamlHttpUtils.getLastParameterFromRequest(request, SAML_REQ_PARAM_NAME);
     if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(encodedMessage)) {
-      encodedMessage = getLastParameterFromRequest(request, "SAMLResponse");
+      encodedMessage = SamlHttpUtils.getLastParameterFromRequest(request, SAML_RESP_PARAM_NAME);
+
     }
 
     if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(encodedMessage)) {
@@ -43,14 +51,17 @@ public class EaafHttpPostDecoder extends HTTPPostDecoder {
       throw new MessageDecodingException("No SAML message present in request");
     }
 
-    log.trace("Base64 decoding SAML message:\n{}", encodedMessage);
+    log.trace("Base64 decoding SAML message: {}", encodedMessage);
     final byte[] decodedBytes = Base64Support.decode(encodedMessage);
-    if (decodedBytes == null) {
-      log.info("Unable to Base64 decode SAML message");
-      throw new MessageDecodingException("Unable to Base64 decode SAML message");
+
+    try {
+      log.trace("Decoded SAML message: {}", new String(decodedBytes, "UTF-8"));
+
+    } catch (final UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
+      log.warn("Logging of incomming message failed", e);
+
     }
 
-    log.trace("Decoded SAML message:\n{}", new String(decodedBytes));
     return new ByteArrayInputStream(decodedBytes);
   }
 
@@ -61,31 +72,8 @@ public class EaafHttpPostDecoder extends HTTPPostDecoder {
    */
   @Override
   protected XMLObject unmarshallMessage(final InputStream messageStream) throws MessageDecodingException {
-      return Saml2Utils.unmarshallMessage(messageStream);
-      
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Always read the last parameter with this name from request to get a strict
-   * deterministic behavior. <br>
-   * <br>
-   * <b><i>If more than one parameters with the same name exists, this method
-   * always select the last parameter value.</i></b>
-   *
-   * @param request   Incoming http request
-   * @param paramName Name of the http parameter
-   * @return the last parameter value with this name, or <code>null</code> if the
-   *         parameter not exists
-   */
-  @Nullable
-  private String getLastParameterFromRequest(@Nonnull HttpServletRequest request, @Nonnull String paramName) {
-    final String[] values = request.getParameterValues(paramName);
-    if (values != null && values.length > 0) {
-      return values[values.length - 1];
-
-    }
-
-    return null;
+    return Saml2Utils.unmarshallMessage(messageStream);
 
   }
+
 }
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/opensaml/EaafHttpRedirectDeflateDecoder.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/opensaml/EaafHttpRedirectDeflateDecoder.java
index 16d73296..c5174f02 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/opensaml/EaafHttpRedirectDeflateDecoder.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/opensaml/EaafHttpRedirectDeflateDecoder.java
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import java.io.InputStream;
 
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.utils.Saml2Utils;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.utils.SamlHttpUtils;
+
 import org.opensaml.core.xml.XMLObject;
 import org.opensaml.messaging.context.MessageContext;
 import org.opensaml.messaging.decoder.MessageDecodingException;
@@ -13,10 +16,7 @@ import org.opensaml.saml.common.xml.SAMLConstants;
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.binding.decoding.impl.HTTPRedirectDeflateDecoder;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Strings;
-
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.utils.Saml2Utils;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
-import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.net.URISupport;
 import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.primitive.StringSupport;
 
 /**
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.primitive.StringSupport;
 @Slf4j
 public class EaafHttpRedirectDeflateDecoder extends HTTPRedirectDeflateDecoder {
 
+  private static final String SAML_REQ_PARAM_NAME = "SAMLRequest";
+  private static final String SAML_RESP_PARAM_NAME = "SAMLResponse";
+
+  public EaafHttpRedirectDeflateDecoder(HttpServletRequest req) {
+    setHttpServletRequest(req);
+
+  }
+
   @Override
   protected void doDecode() throws MessageDecodingException {
     final MessageContext<SAMLObject> messageContext = new MessageContext<>();
@@ -52,16 +60,19 @@ public class EaafHttpRedirectDeflateDecoder extends HTTPRedirectDeflateDecoder {
 
     // implement parameter extraction as same as in
     // SAML2HTTPRedirectDeflateSignatureSecurityHandler.java
-    final String queryString = getHttpServletRequest().getQueryString();
-    if (!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(URISupport.getRawQueryStringParameter(queryString, "SAMLRequest"))) {
-      samlMessageIns = decodeMessage(URISupport.getRawQueryStringParameter(queryString, "SAMLRequest"));
-    } else if (!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(URISupport.getRawQueryStringParameter(queryString, "SAMLResponse"))) {
-      samlMessageIns = decodeMessage(URISupport.getRawQueryStringParameter(queryString, "SAMLResponse"));
+    final String samlReq = SamlHttpUtils.getLastParameterFromRequest(request, SAML_REQ_PARAM_NAME);
+    final String samlResp = SamlHttpUtils.getLastParameterFromRequest(request, SAML_RESP_PARAM_NAME);
+    if (!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(samlReq)) {
+      samlMessageIns = decodeMessage(samlReq);
+
+    } else if (!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(samlResp)) {
+      samlMessageIns = decodeMessage(samlResp);
+
     } else {
       throw new MessageDecodingException(
           "No SAMLRequest or SAMLResponse query path parameter, invalid SAML 2 HTTP Redirect message");
     }
-    
+
     final SAMLObject samlMessage = (SAMLObject) unmarshallMessage(samlMessageIns);
     messageContext.setMessage(samlMessage);
     log.debug("Decoded SAML message");
@@ -69,9 +80,9 @@ public class EaafHttpRedirectDeflateDecoder extends HTTPRedirectDeflateDecoder {
     populateBindingContext(messageContext);
 
     setMessageContext(messageContext);
-    
+
   }
-  
+
   /**
    * EAAF specific unmarshaller perform XML schema validation before unmarshalling
    * the SAML message.
@@ -79,8 +90,8 @@ public class EaafHttpRedirectDeflateDecoder extends HTTPRedirectDeflateDecoder {
    */
   @Override
   protected XMLObject unmarshallMessage(final InputStream messageStream) throws MessageDecodingException {
-      return Saml2Utils.unmarshallMessage(messageStream);
-      
+    return Saml2Utils.unmarshallMessage(messageStream);
+
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/opensaml/EaafKeyStoreX509CredentialAdapter.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/opensaml/EaafKeyStoreX509CredentialAdapter.java
index 7c433c1c..6d81700a 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/opensaml/EaafKeyStoreX509CredentialAdapter.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/opensaml/EaafKeyStoreX509CredentialAdapter.java
@@ -50,21 +50,24 @@ public class EaafKeyStoreX509CredentialAdapter extends KeyStoreX509CredentialAda
   /**
    * Get an OpenSAML2 keystore.
    *
-   * @param store    Java KeyStore
-   * @param alias    Key alias
-   * @param password key Password
-   * @param keyStoreFriendlyName Friendlyname of this keystore for logging purposes
-   * @throws CredentialsNotAvailableException In case of an initialization exception
+   * @param store                Java KeyStore
+   * @param alias                Key alias
+   * @param password             key Password
+   * @param keyStoreFriendlyName Friendlyname of this keystore for logging
+   *                             purposes
+   * @throws CredentialsNotAvailableException In case of an initialization
+   *                                          exception
    */
   public EaafKeyStoreX509CredentialAdapter(@Nonnull final KeyStore store, @Nonnull final String alias,
-      @Nullable final char[] password, @Nonnull String keyStoreFriendlyName) throws CredentialsNotAvailableException {
+      @Nullable final char[] password, @Nonnull String keyStoreFriendlyName)
+      throws CredentialsNotAvailableException {
     super(store, alias, password);
 
     if (getPrivateKey() == null && getSecretKey() == null) {
       log.error("KeyStore: {} Key with alias: {} not found or contains no PrivateKey.",
           keyStoreFriendlyName, alias);
       throw new CredentialsNotAvailableException("internal.pvp.00",
-          new Object[] { keyStoreFriendlyName, alias});
+          new Object[] { keyStoreFriendlyName, alias });
 
     }
 
@@ -74,7 +77,8 @@ public class EaafKeyStoreX509CredentialAdapter extends KeyStoreX509CredentialAda
           PvpConstants.DEFAULT_SIGNING_METHODE_EC));
 
     } catch (final SamlSigningException e) {
-      throw new CredentialsNotAvailableException("internal.pvp.01", new Object[] {keyStoreFriendlyName, alias}, e);
+      throw new CredentialsNotAvailableException("internal.pvp.01", new Object[] { keyStoreFriendlyName,
+          alias }, e);
 
     }
 
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/opensaml/HttpPostEncoderWithOwnTemplate.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/opensaml/HttpPostEncoderWithOwnTemplate.java
index 3650e617..fa77b73c 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/opensaml/HttpPostEncoderWithOwnTemplate.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/opensaml/HttpPostEncoderWithOwnTemplate.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 package at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.opensaml;
 
-
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/opensaml/OpenSaml3ResourceAdapter.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/opensaml/OpenSaml3ResourceAdapter.java
index 2e45aea2..f474267f 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/opensaml/OpenSaml3ResourceAdapter.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/opensaml/OpenSaml3ResourceAdapter.java
@@ -9,22 +9,23 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.resource.Resource;
 
 /**
- * Adapter that connects a Spring {@link org.springframework.core.io.Resource} to a {@link Resource}.
- * 
+ * Adapter that connects a Spring {@link org.springframework.core.io.Resource}
+ * to a {@link Resource}.
+ *
  * @author tlenz
  *
  */
 public class OpenSaml3ResourceAdapter implements Resource {
 
-  private org.springframework.core.io.Resource internalResource;
+  private final org.springframework.core.io.Resource internalResource;
 
   public OpenSaml3ResourceAdapter(org.springframework.core.io.Resource resource) {
     this.internalResource = resource;
   }
-  
+
   @Override
   public boolean exists() {
-    return  internalResource.exists();
+    return internalResource.exists();
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/opensaml/StringRedirectDeflateEncoder.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/opensaml/StringRedirectDeflateEncoder.java
index bd450518..38735fb8 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/opensaml/StringRedirectDeflateEncoder.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/opensaml/StringRedirectDeflateEncoder.java
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ import org.opensaml.messaging.context.MessageContext;
 import org.opensaml.messaging.encoder.MessageEncodingException;
 import org.opensaml.saml.common.SAMLObject;
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.binding.encoding.impl.HTTPRedirectDeflateEncoder;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 
 /**
  * Create deflate encoded SAML2 redirect-binding informations.
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
  * @author tlenz
  *
  */
-public class StringRedirectDeflateEncoder extends HTTPRedirectDeflateEncoder {
-  private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(StringRedirectDeflateEncoder.class);
 
+@Slf4j
+public class StringRedirectDeflateEncoder extends HTTPRedirectDeflateEncoder {
   private String redirectUrl = null;
 
   @Override
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ public class StringRedirectDeflateEncoder extends HTTPRedirectDeflateEncoder {
 
     redirectUrl = buildRedirectURL(messageContext, endpointUrl, encodedMessage);
 
+    log.trace("SAML2 redirect-binding URL was generated as: {}", redirectUrl);
+
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/opensaml/initialize/EaafOpenSaml3xInitializer.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/opensaml/initialize/EaafOpenSaml3xInitializer.java
index 42d4d736..5c6d861d 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/opensaml/initialize/EaafOpenSaml3xInitializer.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/opensaml/initialize/EaafOpenSaml3xInitializer.java
@@ -60,10 +60,12 @@ public class EaafOpenSaml3xInitializer extends InitializationService {
   /**
    * EAAF specific OpenSAML3.x initialization.
    *
-   * @throws InitializationException In case of an error
-   * @throws ComponentInitializationException
+   * @throws InitializationException          In case of an error
+   * @throws ComponentInitializationException In case of an OpenSAML3
+   *                                          initialization error
    */
-  public static synchronized void eaafInitialize() throws InitializationException, ComponentInitializationException {
+  public static synchronized void eaafInitialize() throws InitializationException,
+      ComponentInitializationException {
     log.debug("Initializing OpenSAML 3.x ... ");
     initialize();
 
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/utils/QaaLevelVerifier.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/utils/QaaLevelVerifier.java
index 31ffd5a7..ca6f29e4 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/utils/QaaLevelVerifier.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/utils/QaaLevelVerifier.java
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ package at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.utils;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.data.EaafConstants;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.QaaNotAllowedException;
+
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.data.EaafConstants;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.QaaNotAllowedException;
-
 /**
  * EAAF LoA Level verifier checks if requested LoA matchs to LoA of
  * authentication.
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/utils/Saml2Utils.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/utils/Saml2Utils.java
index 763c07f6..dc7e9338 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/utils/Saml2Utils.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/utils/Saml2Utils.java
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ import javax.xml.transform.dom.DOMSource;
 import javax.xml.validation.Schema;
 import javax.xml.validation.Validator;
 
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.utils.DomUtils;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.utils.Random;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.PvpConstants;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.credential.EaafX509Credential;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.reqattr.EaafRequestedAttribute;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.SamlSigningException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.SchemaValidationException;
+
 import org.apache.commons.collections4.CollectionUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.opensaml.core.xml.XMLObject;
@@ -82,13 +90,6 @@ import org.w3c.dom.Document;
 import org.w3c.dom.Element;
 import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
 
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.utils.DomUtils;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.utils.Random;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.PvpConstants;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.credential.EaafX509Credential;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.reqattr.EaafRequestedAttribute;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.SamlSigningException;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.SchemaValidationException;
 import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.xml.QNameSupport;
 import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.xml.SerializeSupport;
 
@@ -114,13 +115,14 @@ public class Saml2Utils {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Sign a OpenSAML 3.x object with a {@link X509Credential}.
-   * <br>
-   * <p>This method used {@link PvpConstants.DEFAULT_SIGNING_METHODE_RSA}
-   * or {@link PvpConstants.DEFAULT_SIGNING_METHODE_EC} as algorithm</p>
+   * Sign a OpenSAML 3.x object with a {@link X509Credential}. <br>
+   * <p>
+   * This method used {@link PvpConstants.DEFAULT_SIGNING_METHODE_RSA} or
+   * {@link PvpConstants.DEFAULT_SIGNING_METHODE_EC} as algorithm
+   * </p>
    *
-   * @param <T> {@link SignableXMLObject}
-   * @param toSign object that should be signed
+   * @param <T>               {@link SignableXMLObject}
+   * @param toSign            object that should be signed
    * @param signingCredential Credentials that should be used for signing
    * @param injectCertificate true, if certificate should be part of the signature
    * @return Signed object
@@ -157,18 +159,20 @@ public class Saml2Utils {
 
     } catch (final SignatureException | MarshallingException | SecurityException e) {
       throw new SamlSigningException("internal.pvp.96",
-          new Object[] {signingCredential.getEntityId(), e.getMessage()}, e);
+          new Object[] { signingCredential.getEntityId(), e.getMessage() }, e);
 
     }
 
   }
 
   /**
-   * SAML2 message unmarshaller that performs schema validation before unmarshall the message.
-   * 
+   * SAML2 message unmarshaller that performs schema validation before unmarshall
+   * the message.
+   *
    * @param messageStream SAML2 message that shoulld be unmarshalled
    * @return OpenSAML XML object
-   * @throws MessageDecodingException In case of a schema-validation or unmarshalling error
+   * @throws MessageDecodingException In case of a schema-validation or
+   *                                  unmarshalling error
    */
   public static XMLObject unmarshallMessage(final InputStream messageStream) throws MessageDecodingException {
     try {
@@ -201,22 +205,24 @@ public class Saml2Utils {
 
     } catch (ParserConfigurationException | SAXException e) {
       log.warn("Message schema-validation failed.");
-      throw new MessageDecodingException("Message schema-validation failed.", 
+      throw new MessageDecodingException("Message schema-validation failed.",
           new SchemaValidationException("internal.pvp.03", new Object[] { e.getMessage() }, e));
 
     } catch (final IOException e) {
       log.error("Error read message from input stream", e);
       throw new MessageDecodingException("Error read message from input stream", e);
-      
+
     }
   }
-  
+
   /**
    * Select signature algorithm for a given credential.
    *
-   * @param credentials {@link X509Credential} that will be used for signing
-   * @param rsaSigAlgorithm RSA based signing algorithm that should be used in case of RSA credential
-   * @param ecSigAlgorithm EC based signing algorithm that should be used in case of RSA credential
+   * @param credentials     {@link X509Credential} that will be used for signing
+   * @param rsaSigAlgorithm RSA based signing algorithm that should be used in
+   *                        case of RSA credential
+   * @param ecSigAlgorithm  EC based signing algorithm that should be used in case
+   *                        of RSA credential
    * @return either the rsaSigAlgorithm or the ecSigAlgorithm
    * @throws SamlSigningException In case of an unsupported credential
    */
@@ -233,7 +239,7 @@ public class Saml2Utils {
       log.warn("Could NOT evaluate the Private-Key type from " + credentials.getEntityId()
           + " credential.");
       throw new SamlSigningException("internal.pvp.97",
-          new Object[] {credentials.getEntityId(), privatekey.getClass().getName()});
+          new Object[] { credentials.getEntityId(), privatekey.getClass().getName() });
 
     }
   }
@@ -263,14 +269,16 @@ public class Saml2Utils {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Get a {@link KeyInfoGenerator} that injects key information into XML signature.
+   * Get a {@link KeyInfoGenerator} that injects key information into XML
+   * signature.
    *
-   * @param credential @link X509Credential} that will be used for signing
-   * @param injectCertificate Set <code>true</code> if the certificate should be added to KeyInfo
+   * @param credential        @link X509Credential} that will be used for signing
+   * @param injectCertificate Set <code>true</code> if the certificate should be
+   *                          added to KeyInfo
    * @return Generator for a XML signature key-information
    */
   public static KeyInfoGenerator getKeyInfoGenerator(X509Credential credential, boolean injectCertificate) {
-    //OpenSAML3 only support RSA and DSA for direct key injection
+    // OpenSAML3 only support RSA and DSA for direct key injection
     KeyInfoGeneratorFactory keyInfoGenFac = null;
     if (injectCertificate || credential.getPublicKey() instanceof ECPublicKey) {
       final SignatureSigningConfiguration secConfiguration = SecurityConfigurationSupport
@@ -280,7 +288,7 @@ public class Saml2Utils {
       keyInfoGenFac = keyInfoGenManager.getFactory(credential);
 
     } else {
-      keyInfoGenFac = createKeyInfoWithoutCertificate(credential);
+      keyInfoGenFac = createKeyInfoWithoutCertificate();
 
     }
 
@@ -288,7 +296,6 @@ public class Saml2Utils {
 
   }
 
-
   /**
    * Create a SAML2 object.
    *
@@ -462,19 +469,20 @@ public class Saml2Utils {
         .buildObject(Signature.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME);
     signature.setSigningCredential(signingCredential);
     signature.setSignatureAlgorithm(usedSigAlg);
-    final KeyInfo keyInfo = getKeyInfoGenerator(signingCredential, injectCertificate).generate(signingCredential);
+    final KeyInfo keyInfo = getKeyInfoGenerator(signingCredential, injectCertificate).generate(
+        signingCredential);
     signature.setKeyInfo(keyInfo);
     signature.setCanonicalizationAlgorithm(SignatureConstants.ALGO_ID_C14N_EXCL_OMIT_COMMENTS);
     return signature;
 
   }
 
-  private static KeyInfoGeneratorFactory createKeyInfoWithoutCertificate(X509Credential credential) {
+  private static KeyInfoGeneratorFactory createKeyInfoWithoutCertificate() {
     final KeyInfoGeneratorFactory keyInfoGenFac = new BasicKeyInfoGeneratorFactory();
-    ((BasicKeyInfoGeneratorFactory)keyInfoGenFac).setEmitPublicKeyValue(true);
-    ((BasicKeyInfoGeneratorFactory)keyInfoGenFac).setEmitEntityIDAsKeyName(true);
-    ((BasicKeyInfoGeneratorFactory)keyInfoGenFac).setEmitKeyNames(true);
-    ((BasicKeyInfoGeneratorFactory)keyInfoGenFac).setEmitPublicDEREncodedKeyValue(true);
+    ((BasicKeyInfoGeneratorFactory) keyInfoGenFac).setEmitPublicKeyValue(true);
+    ((BasicKeyInfoGeneratorFactory) keyInfoGenFac).setEmitEntityIDAsKeyName(true);
+    ((BasicKeyInfoGeneratorFactory) keyInfoGenFac).setEmitKeyNames(true);
+    ((BasicKeyInfoGeneratorFactory) keyInfoGenFac).setEmitPublicDEREncodedKeyValue(true);
     return keyInfoGenFac;
   }
 
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/utils/SamlHttpUtils.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/utils/SamlHttpUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2e02bf22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/utils/SamlHttpUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.utils;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+
+public class SamlHttpUtils {
+
+  /**
+   * Always read the last parameter with this name from request to get a strict
+   * deterministic behavior. <br>
+   * <br>
+   * <b><i>If more than one parameters with the same name exists, this method
+   * always select the last parameter value.</i></b>
+   *
+   * @param request   Incoming http request
+   * @param paramName Name of the http parameter
+   * @return the last parameter value with this name, or <code>null</code> if the
+   *         parameter not exists
+   */
+  @Nullable
+  public static String getLastParameterFromRequest(@Nonnull HttpServletRequest request,
+      @Nonnull String paramName) {
+    final String[] values = request.getParameterValues(paramName);
+    if (values != null && values.length > 0) {
+      return values[values.length - 1];
+
+    }
+
+    return null;
+
+  }
+}
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/validation/TrustEngineFactory.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/validation/TrustEngineFactory.java
index 1591198c..f0758706 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/validation/TrustEngineFactory.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/validation/TrustEngineFactory.java
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IPvp2MetadataProvider;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.Pvp2InternalErrorException;
 
 import org.opensaml.saml.metadata.resolver.impl.PredicateRoleDescriptorResolver;
 import org.opensaml.saml.security.impl.MetadataCredentialResolver;
+import org.opensaml.xmlsec.keyinfo.KeyInfoCredentialResolver;
 import org.opensaml.xmlsec.keyinfo.impl.BasicProviderKeyInfoCredentialResolver;
 import org.opensaml.xmlsec.keyinfo.impl.KeyInfoProvider;
 import org.opensaml.xmlsec.keyinfo.impl.provider.DSAKeyValueProvider;
@@ -34,29 +36,50 @@ import org.opensaml.xmlsec.keyinfo.impl.provider.RSAKeyValueProvider;
 import org.opensaml.xmlsec.signature.support.SignatureTrustEngine;
 import org.opensaml.xmlsec.signature.support.impl.ExplicitKeySignatureTrustEngine;
 
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.component.ComponentInitializationException;
+
+@Slf4j
 public class TrustEngineFactory {
 
   /**
    * Get OpenSAML2 TrustEngine.
    *
    * @param mdResolver Metadata provider
-   * @return
+   * @return TrustEngine for SAML2 message validation
+   * @throws Pvp2InternalErrorException In case of a TrustEngine initialization
+   *                                    error
    */
   public static SignatureTrustEngine getSignatureKnownKeysTrustEngine(
-      final IPvp2MetadataProvider mdResolver) {
-    final MetadataCredentialResolver resolver = new MetadataCredentialResolver();
-    resolver.setRoleDescriptorResolver(new PredicateRoleDescriptorResolver(mdResolver));
+      final IPvp2MetadataProvider mdResolver) throws Pvp2InternalErrorException {
+    try {
+      final List<KeyInfoProvider> keyInfoProvider = new ArrayList<>();
+      keyInfoProvider.add(new DSAKeyValueProvider());
+      keyInfoProvider.add(new RSAKeyValueProvider());
+      keyInfoProvider.add(new InlineX509DataProvider());
+      final KeyInfoCredentialResolver keyInfoCredentialResolver = new BasicProviderKeyInfoCredentialResolver(
+          keyInfoProvider);
+
+      final PredicateRoleDescriptorResolver roleDescriptorResolver = new PredicateRoleDescriptorResolver(
+          mdResolver);
+      roleDescriptorResolver.setRequireValidMetadata(true);
+      roleDescriptorResolver.initialize();
+
+      final MetadataCredentialResolver resolver = new MetadataCredentialResolver();
+      resolver.setRoleDescriptorResolver(roleDescriptorResolver);
+      resolver.setKeyInfoCredentialResolver(keyInfoCredentialResolver);
+      resolver.initialize();
+
+      final ExplicitKeySignatureTrustEngine engine =
+          new ExplicitKeySignatureTrustEngine(resolver, keyInfoCredentialResolver);
 
-    final List<KeyInfoProvider> keyInfoProvider = new ArrayList<>();
-    keyInfoProvider.add(new DSAKeyValueProvider());
-    keyInfoProvider.add(new RSAKeyValueProvider());
-    keyInfoProvider.add(new InlineX509DataProvider());
+      return engine;
 
-    final ExplicitKeySignatureTrustEngine engine =
-        new ExplicitKeySignatureTrustEngine(resolver,
-            new BasicProviderKeyInfoCredentialResolver(keyInfoProvider));
+    } catch (final ComponentInitializationException e) {
+      log.warn("Initialization of SignatureTrustEngine FAILED.", e);
+      throw new Pvp2InternalErrorException(e);
 
-    return engine;
+    }
 
   }
 
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/validation/metadata/SchemaValidationFilter.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/validation/metadata/SchemaValidationFilter.java
index 73a11c49..1994eba0 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/validation/metadata/SchemaValidationFilter.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/validation/metadata/SchemaValidationFilter.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import org.opensaml.saml.metadata.resolver.filter.FilterException;
 import org.opensaml.saml.metadata.resolver.filter.MetadataFilter;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
 
 public class SchemaValidationFilter implements MetadataFilter {
   private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SchemaValidationFilter.class);
@@ -58,8 +57,6 @@ public class SchemaValidationFilter implements MetadataFilter {
   @Override
   public XMLObject filter(final XMLObject arg0) throws FilterException {
 
-    String errString = null;
-
     if (isActive) {
       try {
         final Schema test = schemaBuilder.getSAMLSchema();
@@ -68,15 +65,6 @@ public class SchemaValidationFilter implements MetadataFilter {
         val.validate(source);
         log.info("Metadata Schema validation check done OK");
 
-      } catch (final SAXException e) {
-        if (log.isDebugEnabled() || log.isTraceEnabled()) {
-          log.warn("Metadata Schema validation FAILED with exception:", e);
-        } else {
-          log.warn("Metadata Schema validation FAILED with message: " + e.getMessage());
-        }
-
-        errString = e.getMessage();
-
       } catch (final Exception e) {
         if (log.isDebugEnabled() || log.isTraceEnabled()) {
           log.warn("Metadata Schema validation FAILED with exception:", e);
@@ -84,13 +72,10 @@ public class SchemaValidationFilter implements MetadataFilter {
           log.warn("Metadata Schema validation FAILED with message: " + e.getMessage());
         }
 
-        errString = e.getMessage();
-
+        throw new FilterException(new SchemaValidationException("internal.pvp.03",
+            new Object[] { e.getMessage() }, e));
       }
 
-      throw new FilterException(new SchemaValidationException("pvp2.26",
-          new Object[] { "Metadata Schema validation FAILED with message: " + errString }));
-
     } else {
       log.info("Metadata Schema validation check is DEACTIVATED!");
 
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/validation/metadata/SimpleMetadataSignatureVerificationFilter.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/validation/metadata/SimpleMetadataSignatureVerificationFilter.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef09e5c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/validation/metadata/SimpleMetadataSignatureVerificationFilter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2018 A-SIT Plus GmbH
+ * AT-specific eIDAS Connector has been developed in a cooperation between EGIZ,
+ * A-SIT Plus GmbH, A-SIT, and Graz University of Technology.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the EUPL, Version 1.2 or - as soon they will be approved by
+ * the European Commission - subsequent versions of the EUPL (the "License");
+ * You may not use this work except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ * https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/news/understanding-eupl-v12
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * This product combines work with different licenses. See the "NOTICE" text
+ * file for details on the various modules and licenses.
+ * The "NOTICE" text file is part of the distribution. Any derivative works
+ * that you distribute must include a readable copy of the "NOTICE" text file.
+*/
+
+package at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.validation.metadata;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
+
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.exceptions.EaafException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.Pvp2MetadataException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.SamlMetadataSignatureException;
+
+import org.opensaml.saml.common.SignableSAMLObject;
+import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.metadata.EntitiesDescriptor;
+import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.metadata.EntityDescriptor;
+import org.opensaml.saml.security.impl.SAMLSignatureProfileValidator;
+import org.opensaml.security.x509.BasicX509Credential;
+import org.opensaml.xmlsec.signature.support.SignatureException;
+import org.opensaml.xmlsec.signature.support.SignatureValidator;
+
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
+@Slf4j
+public class SimpleMetadataSignatureVerificationFilter extends AbstractMetadataSignatureFilter {
+
+  private final String metadataUrl;
+  private final List<BasicX509Credential> trustedCredential = new ArrayList<>();
+
+  private static final String ERROR_07 = "internal.pvp.07";
+  private static final String ERROR_12 = "internal.pvp.12";
+  private static final String ERROR_MSG_ENTITIESDESC = "EntitiesDescritors are NOT supported";
+  private static final String ERROR_MSG_SIGNOTVALID = "Signature not valid or no trusted certificate found";
+
+  /**
+   * SAML2 metadata-signature verification-filter that uses a simple {@link List}
+   * of trusted {@link BasicX509Credential} as truststore. <br>
+   * <p>
+   * This filter only validates {@link EntityDescriptor} elements.<br>
+   * SAML2 metadata with {@link EntitiesDescriptor} <b>are not supported.</b>
+   * </p>
+   *
+   * @param credentials Trust X509 certificates
+   * @param metadataUrl Metadata URL for logging purposes
+   */
+  public SimpleMetadataSignatureVerificationFilter(@Nonnull List<BasicX509Credential> credentials,
+      @Nonnull String metadataUrl) {
+    this.metadataUrl = metadataUrl;
+    this.trustedCredential.addAll(credentials);
+
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void verify(EntityDescriptor desc) throws Pvp2MetadataException {
+    try {
+      internalVerify(desc);
+
+    } catch (final EaafException e) {
+      log.info("Metadata verification FAILED for: {} Reason: {}", metadataUrl, e.getMessage());
+      throw new Pvp2MetadataException(ERROR_07,
+          new Object[] { metadataUrl, e.getMessage() }, e);
+
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void verify(EntitiesDescriptor desc) throws Pvp2MetadataException {
+    throw new Pvp2MetadataException(ERROR_07,
+        new Object[] { metadataUrl, ERROR_MSG_ENTITIESDESC });
+
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void verify(EntityDescriptor entity, EntitiesDescriptor desc) throws Pvp2MetadataException {
+    throw new Pvp2MetadataException(ERROR_07,
+        new Object[] { metadataUrl, ERROR_MSG_ENTITIESDESC });
+
+  }
+
+  private void internalVerify(SignableSAMLObject signedElement)
+      throws EaafException {
+    // check if signature exists
+    if (signedElement.getSignature() == null) {
+      throw new Pvp2MetadataException(ERROR_12,
+          new Object[] { metadataUrl });
+
+    }
+
+    // perform general signature validation
+    try {
+      final SAMLSignatureProfileValidator sigValidator = new SAMLSignatureProfileValidator();
+      sigValidator.validate(signedElement.getSignature());
+
+    } catch (final SignatureException e) {
+      log.error("Failed to validate Signature", e);
+      throw new Pvp2MetadataException(ERROR_07,
+          new Object[] { metadataUrl, e.getMessage() }, e);
+
+    }
+
+    // perform cryptographic signature verification
+    boolean isTrusted = false;
+    for (final BasicX509Credential cred : trustedCredential) {
+      log.trace("Validating signature with credential: {} ... ",
+          cred.getEntityCertificate().getSubjectDN());
+      try {
+        SignatureValidator.validate(signedElement.getSignature(), cred);
+        isTrusted = true;
+
+      } catch (final SignatureException e) {
+        log.debug("Failed to verfiy Signature with cert: {} Reason: {}",
+            cred.getEntityCertificate().getSubjectDN(), e.getMessage());
+
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (!isTrusted) {
+      log.info("PVP2 metadata: " + metadataUrl + " are NOT trusted!");
+      throw new SamlMetadataSignatureException(metadataUrl, ERROR_MSG_SIGNOTVALID);
+
+    }
+
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/verification/EaafMessageContextInitializationHandler.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/verification/EaafMessageContextInitializationHandler.java
index 2672bef2..aba0a68b 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/verification/EaafMessageContextInitializationHandler.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/verification/EaafMessageContextInitializationHandler.java
@@ -1,23 +1,64 @@
 package at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.verification;
 
+import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
+
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IPvp2MetadataProvider;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.Pvp2InternalErrorException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.validation.TrustEngineFactory;
+
+import org.opensaml.core.config.ConfigurationService;
 import org.opensaml.messaging.context.MessageContext;
 import org.opensaml.messaging.handler.AbstractMessageHandler;
 import org.opensaml.messaging.handler.MessageHandlerException;
 import org.opensaml.saml.common.SAMLObject;
 import org.opensaml.saml.common.messaging.context.SAMLMessageInfoContext;
 import org.opensaml.saml.common.messaging.context.SAMLPeerEntityContext;
+import org.opensaml.xmlsec.SignatureValidationConfiguration;
+import org.opensaml.xmlsec.SignatureValidationParameters;
+import org.opensaml.xmlsec.context.SecurityParametersContext;
+import org.opensaml.xmlsec.signature.support.SignatureTrustEngine;
 
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.component.ComponentInitializationException;
 
 @Slf4j
 public class EaafMessageContextInitializationHandler extends AbstractMessageHandler<SAMLObject> {
 
+  private final IPvp2MetadataProvider internalMetadataProvider;
+  private SignatureTrustEngine trustEngine;
+
+  public EaafMessageContextInitializationHandler(@Nonnull IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider) {
+    internalMetadataProvider = metadataProvider;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void doInitialize() throws ComponentInitializationException {
+    try {
+      trustEngine = TrustEngineFactory.getSignatureKnownKeysTrustEngine(internalMetadataProvider);
+
+    } catch (final Pvp2InternalErrorException e) {
+      throw new ComponentInitializationException("TrustEngine injection FAILED", e);
+
+    }
+  }
+
+
   @Override
   protected void doInvoke(MessageContext<SAMLObject> messageContext) throws MessageHandlerException {
     log.trace("Injecting sub-context to SAML2 message ... ");
     messageContext.addSubcontext(new SAMLPeerEntityContext());
     messageContext.addSubcontext(new SAMLMessageInfoContext());
 
+
+    final SecurityParametersContext securityParameterContext = new SecurityParametersContext();
+    final SignatureValidationParameters sigValParameters = new SignatureValidationParameters();
+    securityParameterContext.setSignatureValidationParameters(sigValParameters);
+    messageContext.addSubcontext(securityParameterContext);
+
+    sigValParameters.setBlacklistedAlgorithms(
+        ConfigurationService.get(SignatureValidationConfiguration.class)
+            .getBlacklistedAlgorithms());
+    sigValParameters.setSignatureTrustEngine(trustEngine);
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/verification/EaafSaml2HttpRedirectDeflateSignatureSecurityHandler.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/verification/EaafSaml2HttpRedirectDeflateSignatureSecurityHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..204229ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/verification/EaafSaml2HttpRedirectDeflateSignatureSecurityHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+package at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.verification;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IPvp2MetadataProvider;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IRefreshableMetadataProvider;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.SamlSigningException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.utils.SamlHttpUtils;
+
+import org.opensaml.messaging.context.MessageContext;
+import org.opensaml.messaging.handler.MessageHandlerException;
+import org.opensaml.saml.common.messaging.context.SAMLPeerEntityContext;
+import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.binding.security.impl.SAML2HTTPRedirectDeflateSignatureSecurityHandler;
+
+import com.google.common.base.Strings;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.codec.Base64Support;
+
+/**
+ * Always extracts the last http parameter with a specific name from request, if
+ * more than one with the same name exists.
+ *
+ * @author tlenz
+ *
+ */
+@Slf4j
+public class EaafSaml2HttpRedirectDeflateSignatureSecurityHandler extends
+    SAML2HTTPRedirectDeflateSignatureSecurityHandler {
+
+  public static final String HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG = "SigAlg";
+  public static final String HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGNATURE = "Signature";
+
+  private IRefreshableMetadataProvider refreshableMetadataProvider = null;
+
+  /**
+   * Signature verification handler that reloads SAML2 metadata if signature
+   * verification fails.
+   *
+   * @param metadataProvider Metadata provider implementation. Refreshing is only
+   *                         possible, if that provider implements
+   *                         {@link IRefreshableMetadataProvider}
+   */
+  public EaafSaml2HttpRedirectDeflateSignatureSecurityHandler(
+      @Nullable IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider) {
+    if (metadataProvider != null) {
+      if (metadataProvider instanceof IRefreshableMetadataProvider) {
+        refreshableMetadataProvider = (IRefreshableMetadataProvider) metadataProvider;
+
+      } else {
+        log.trace("Refreshing is not supported by {} metadata-provider",
+            metadataProvider.getClass().getSimpleName());
+
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void doInvoke(@Nonnull final MessageContext messageContext) throws MessageHandlerException {
+    try {
+      super.doInvoke(messageContext);
+
+    } catch (final MessageHandlerException e) {
+      if (refreshableMetadataProvider != null) {
+
+        log.debug("Starting metadata refresh process ... ");
+        if (refreshableMetadataProvider.refreshMetadataProvider(
+            messageContext.getSubcontext(SAMLPeerEntityContext.class).getEntityId())) {
+          log.trace("Refreshing successful. Restarting message evaluation ... ");
+
+          try {
+            super.doInvoke(messageContext);
+            return;
+
+          } catch (final MessageHandlerException e1) {
+            log.debug("Signature validation fails twice with second error: {}", e.getMessage());
+
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      log.info("Signature validation of SAML message failed. Reason: {}", e.getMessage());
+      throw new MessageHandlerException(
+          new SamlSigningException("internal.pvp.10", new Object[] { e.getMessage() }, e));
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  @Nullable
+  protected byte[] getSignature() throws MessageHandlerException {
+    final String signature = SamlHttpUtils.getLastParameterFromRequest(
+        getHttpServletRequest(), HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGNATURE);
+
+    if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(signature)) {
+      return null;
+
+    }
+    return Base64Support.decode(signature);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  @Nullable
+  protected String getSignatureAlgorithm() throws MessageHandlerException {
+    return SamlHttpUtils.getLastParameterFromRequest(getHttpServletRequest(), HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG);
+
+  }
+}
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/verification/EaafSamlProtocolMessageXmlSignatureSecurityHandler.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/verification/EaafSamlProtocolMessageXmlSignatureSecurityHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9f6bc864
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/verification/EaafSamlProtocolMessageXmlSignatureSecurityHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+package at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.verification;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IPvp2MetadataProvider;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IRefreshableMetadataProvider;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.SamlSigningException;
+
+import org.opensaml.messaging.context.MessageContext;
+import org.opensaml.messaging.handler.MessageHandlerException;
+import org.opensaml.saml.common.binding.security.impl.SAMLProtocolMessageXMLSignatureSecurityHandler;
+import org.opensaml.saml.common.messaging.context.SAMLPeerEntityContext;
+
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
+@Slf4j
+public class EaafSamlProtocolMessageXmlSignatureSecurityHandler extends
+    SAMLProtocolMessageXMLSignatureSecurityHandler {
+
+  private IRefreshableMetadataProvider refreshableMetadataProvider = null;
+
+  /**
+   * Signature verification handler that reloads SAML2 metadata if signature
+   * verification fails.
+   *
+   * @param metadataProvider Metadata provider implementation. Refreshing is only
+   *                         possible, if that provider implements
+   *                         {@link IRefreshableMetadataProvider}
+   */
+  public EaafSamlProtocolMessageXmlSignatureSecurityHandler(
+      @Nullable IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider) {
+    if (metadataProvider != null) {
+      if (metadataProvider instanceof IRefreshableMetadataProvider) {
+        refreshableMetadataProvider = (IRefreshableMetadataProvider) metadataProvider;
+
+      } else {
+        log.trace("Refreshing is not supported by {} metadata-provider",
+            metadataProvider.getClass().getSimpleName());
+
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void doInvoke(@Nonnull final MessageContext messageContext) throws MessageHandlerException {
+    try {
+      super.doInvoke(messageContext);
+
+    } catch (final MessageHandlerException e) {
+      if (refreshableMetadataProvider != null) {
+
+        log.debug("Starting metadata refresh process ... ");
+        if (refreshableMetadataProvider.refreshMetadataProvider(
+            messageContext.getSubcontext(SAMLPeerEntityContext.class).getEntityId())) {
+          log.trace("Refreshing successful. Restarting message evaluation ... ");
+
+          try {
+            super.doInvoke(messageContext);
+            return;
+
+          } catch (final MessageHandlerException e1) {
+            log.debug("Signature validation fails twice with second error: {}", e.getMessage());
+
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      log.info("Signature validation of SAML message failed. Reason: {}", e.getMessage());
+      throw new MessageHandlerException(
+          new SamlSigningException("internal.pvp.10", new Object[] { e.getMessage() }, e));
+    }
+
+  }
+}
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/verification/PvpSamlMessageHandlerChain.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/verification/PvpSamlMessageHandlerChain.java
index e43d0423..a1365023 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/verification/PvpSamlMessageHandlerChain.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/verification/PvpSamlMessageHandlerChain.java
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ public class PvpSamlMessageHandlerChain implements MessageHandlerChain<SAMLObjec
           + PvpSamlMessageHandlerChain.class.getName() + " not initialized");
 
     }
+
     for (final MessageHandler<SAMLObject> handler : getHandlers()) {
       log.trace("Initializing SAML message handler: {}", handler.getClass().getName());
       handler.invoke(messageContext);
 
     }
-
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/verification/SamlVerificationEngine.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/verification/SamlVerificationEngine.java
index 658dfe16..2e26de7f 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/verification/SamlVerificationEngine.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/impl/verification/SamlVerificationEngine.java
@@ -68,9 +68,10 @@ public class SamlVerificationEngine {
    *
    * @param msg            SAML2 message
    * @param sigTrustEngine TrustEngine
-   * @throws           org.opensaml.xml.security.SecurityException In case of
-   *                   invalid signature
-   * @throws Exception In case of a general error
+   * @throws org.opensaml.xml.security.SecurityException In case of invalid
+   *                                                     signature
+   * @throws Exception                                   In case of a general
+   *                                                     error
    */
   public void verify(final InboundMessage msg, final SignatureTrustEngine sigTrustEngine)
       throws SecurityException, Exception {
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/resources/messages/pvp_messages.properties b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/resources/messages/pvp_messages.properties
index cee622c2..8a91c68c 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/resources/messages/pvp_messages.properties
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/main/resources/messages/pvp_messages.properties
@@ -4,6 +4,18 @@ internal.pvp.02=PVP message contains no signature.
 internal.pvp.03=Schema-validation of SAML2 message failed with error: {0}
 internal.pvp.04=Can not initialize metadata provider for metadata: {0}
 internal.pvp.05=Can not initialize metadata provider for metadata: {0}. Reason: {1}
+internal.pvp.06=SSL-Server certificate for metadata: {0} not trusted. Details: {1}
+internal.pvp.07=Signature verification for metadata: {0} FAILED. Details: {1}
+internal.pvp.08=Schema validation for metadata: {0} FAILED. Details: {1}
+internal.pvp.09=Can not initialize metadata provider for metadata: {0}. Details: {1}
+internal.pvp.10=Signature verification of SAML2 message FAILED. Reason: {0}
+internal.pvp.11=General SAML2 message validation error. Reason: {0}
+internal.pvp.12=SAML2 metadata: {0} is NOT signed
+internal.pvp.13=SAML2 metadata generation failed. Reason: {0}
+
+pvp2.21=Signature validation of SAML2 Authn. request failed. Reason: {0}
+pvp2.22=Validation of SAML2 Authn. request failed. Reason: {0}
+pvp2.24=General error during SAML2 Auth. request pre-processing. Reason: {0}
 
 internal.pvp.95=OpenSAML {0}-binding message {1} failed. Reason: {2}
 internal.pvp.96=OpenSAML signing FAILED with key: {0}. Reason: {1}
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/test/binding/PostBindingTest.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/test/binding/PostBindingTest.java
index 6adce26e..87073e81 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/test/binding/PostBindingTest.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/test/binding/PostBindingTest.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.test.binding;
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
 import java.util.Base64;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -13,23 +14,30 @@ import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.gui.IVelocityGuiBuilderConfiguration;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.idp.module.gui.DummyGuiBuilderConfigurationFactory;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.idp.module.test.TestRequestImpl;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.utils.DomUtils;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.utils.IHttpClientFactory;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.credential.EaafX509Credential;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.message.InboundMessageInterface;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IPvp2MetadataProvider;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.CredentialsNotAvailableException;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.Pvp2Exception;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.Pvp2MetadataException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.SamlMessageValidationException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.SamlSigningException;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.binding.PostBinding;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.metadata.PvpMetadataResolverFactory;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.opensaml.initialize.EaafOpenSaml3xInitializer;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.validation.EaafUriCompare;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.test.dummy.DummyCredentialProvider;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.test.metadata.MetadataResolverTest;
 
 import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.RandomStringUtils;
+import org.joda.time.DateTime;
 import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
-import org.opensaml.core.config.InitializationException;
 import org.opensaml.core.xml.config.XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport;
 import org.opensaml.core.xml.io.Unmarshaller;
 import org.opensaml.core.xml.io.UnmarshallerFactory;
@@ -40,6 +48,7 @@ import org.opensaml.messaging.encoder.MessageEncodingException;
 import org.opensaml.saml.common.SignableSAMLObject;
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.RequestAbstractType;
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.StatusResponseType;
+import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.metadata.SPSSODescriptor;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest;
 import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletResponse;
@@ -49,9 +58,11 @@ import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
 import org.w3c.dom.Element;
 import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
 
-import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.component.ComponentInitializationException;
 import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.net.URIComparator;
 import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.xml.XMLParserException;
+import okhttp3.HttpUrl;
+import okhttp3.mockwebserver.MockResponse;
+import okhttp3.mockwebserver.MockWebServer;
 
 @RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
 @ContextConfiguration({"/spring/test_eaaf_pvp.beans.xml"})
@@ -65,15 +76,27 @@ public class PostBindingTest {
   @Autowired private PostBinding bindingImpl;
   @Autowired private DummyCredentialProvider credentialProvider;
   @Autowired private DummyGuiBuilderConfigurationFactory guiBuilderFactory;
+  @Autowired private PvpMetadataResolverFactory metadataResolverFactory;
+  @Autowired private IHttpClientFactory httpClientFactory;
+
+  private static MockWebServer mockWebServer;
+  private static HttpUrl mockServerUrl;
 
   protected MockHttpServletRequest httpReq;
   protected MockHttpServletResponse httpResp;
   protected IRequest pendingReq;
 
+  /**
+   * JUnit class initializer.
+   *
+   * @throws Exception In case of an OpenSAML3 initialization error
+   */
   @BeforeClass
-  public static void classInitializer() throws InitializationException, ComponentInitializationException {
+  public static void classInitializer() throws Exception {
     EaafOpenSaml3xInitializer.eaafInitialize();
 
+    mockWebServer = new MockWebServer();
+    mockServerUrl = mockWebServer.url("/sp/metadata");
   }
 
   /**
@@ -101,12 +124,14 @@ public class PostBindingTest {
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void decodeRequestSuccess() throws MessageDecodingException, SecurityException, IOException, Pvp2Exception {
-    final String serviceUrl = "http://testservice.org";
+  public void decodeRequestWrongEndpoint() throws MessageDecodingException, SecurityException,
+      IOException, Pvp2MetadataException {
+    final String serviceUrl = "https://wrongEndpoint/pvp2/post";
 
-    final IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider = null;
+    final IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider =
+        metadataResolverFactory.createMetadataProvider(
+            "classpath:/data/pvp_metadata_wrong_sig.xml", null, "jUnit metadata resolver", null);
 
-    final boolean isSpEndPoint = false;
     final URIComparator comparator = new EaafUriCompare(serviceUrl);
 
     final String b64AuthnReq = Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(IOUtils.toByteArray(
@@ -114,39 +139,169 @@ public class PostBindingTest {
     httpReq.setMethod("POST");
     httpReq.addParameter("SAMLRequest", b64AuthnReq);
 
+    try {
+      bindingImpl.decode(httpReq, httpResp, metadataProvider, SPSSODescriptor.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME, comparator);
+      Assert.fail("Wrong http end-point not detected");
+
+    } catch (final Pvp2Exception e) {
+      Assert.assertEquals("Wrong errorCode", "internal.pvp.11", e.getErrorId());
+      Assert.assertNotNull("Parameters null", e.getParams());
+      Assert.assertEquals("Wrong numer of parameters", 1, e.getParams().length);
+
+
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void decodeRequestMissingSignature() throws MessageDecodingException, SecurityException,
+      IOException, Pvp2MetadataException {
+    final String serviceUrl = "https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_moaid-2.0/pvp2/post";
+
+    final IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider =
+        metadataResolverFactory.createMetadataProvider(
+            "classpath:/data/pvp_metadata_wrong_sig.xml", null, "jUnit metadata resolver", null);
+
+    final URIComparator comparator = new EaafUriCompare(serviceUrl);
+
+    final String b64AuthnReq = Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(IOUtils.toByteArray(
+        PostBindingTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/AuthRequest_without_sig_1.xml")));
+    httpReq.setMethod("POST");
+    httpReq.addParameter("SAMLRequest", b64AuthnReq);
+
+    try {
+      bindingImpl.decode(httpReq, httpResp, metadataProvider, SPSSODescriptor.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME, comparator);
+      Assert.fail("Missing signature not detected");
+
+    } catch (final Pvp2Exception e) {
+      Assert.assertEquals("Wrong errorCode", "internal.pvp.02", e.getErrorId());
+
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void decodeRequestWrongSignature() throws MessageDecodingException, SecurityException,
+      IOException, Pvp2Exception {
+    final String serviceUrl = "https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_moaid-2.0/pvp2/post";
+
+    final IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider =
+        metadataResolverFactory.createMetadataProvider(
+            "classpath:/data/pvp_metadata_wrong_sig.xml", null, "jUnit metadata resolver", null);
+
+    final URIComparator comparator = new EaafUriCompare(serviceUrl);
+
+    final String b64AuthnReq = Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(IOUtils.toByteArray(
+        PostBindingTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/AuthRequest_with_sig_1.xml")));
+    httpReq.setMethod("POST");
+    httpReq.addParameter("SAMLRequest", b64AuthnReq);
+
+    try {
+      bindingImpl.decode(httpReq, httpResp, metadataProvider, SPSSODescriptor.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME, comparator);
+      Assert.fail("Invalid signature not detected");
+
+    } catch (final Pvp2Exception e) {
+      org.springframework.util.Assert.isInstanceOf(SamlSigningException.class, e, "Wrong Exception type");
+      Assert.assertEquals("Wrong errorCode", "internal.pvp.10", e.getErrorId());
+      Assert.assertNotNull("No error params", e.getParams());
+      Assert.assertEquals("Wrong param size", 1, e.getParams().length);
+
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void decodeRequestMsgExpired() throws MessageDecodingException, SecurityException, IOException, Pvp2Exception {
+    final String serviceUrl = "https://eidas-test.bmi.gv.at/ms_connector/pvp/post";
+
+    final IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider =
+        metadataResolverFactory.createMetadataProvider(
+            "classpath:/data/pvp_metadata_moaid_test.xml", null, "jUnit metadata resolver", null);
+
+    final URIComparator comparator = new EaafUriCompare(serviceUrl);
+
+    final String b64AuthnReq = new String(IOUtils.toByteArray(
+        PostBindingTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/AuthRequest_withsig_expired.b64")), "UTF-8");
+    httpReq.setMethod("POST");
+    httpReq.addParameter("SAMLRequest", b64AuthnReq);
+
+
+    try {
+      bindingImpl.decode(httpReq, httpResp, metadataProvider, SPSSODescriptor.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME, comparator);
+      Assert.fail("Expired msg not detected");
+
+    } catch (final Pvp2Exception e) {
+      org.springframework.util.Assert.isInstanceOf(SamlMessageValidationException.class, e, "Wrong Exception type");
+      Assert.assertEquals("Wrong errorCode", "internal.pvp.11", e.getErrorId());
+      Assert.assertNotNull("No error params", e.getParams());
+      Assert.assertEquals("Wrong param size", 1, e.getParams().length);
+
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void decodeRequestSuccessMetadataReloadRequired() throws MessageDecodingException, SecurityException,
+      IOException, Pvp2Exception, CredentialsNotAvailableException, XMLParserException, UnmarshallingException {
+    final String serviceUrl = "http://testservice.org";
+
+    final String b64AuthnReq = generateSaml2AuthnRequest(
+        credentialProvider.getIdpMetaDataSigningCredential());
+    httpReq.setMethod("POST");
+    httpReq.addParameter("SAMLRequest", b64AuthnReq);
+
+    mockWebServer.enqueue(new MockResponse().setResponseCode(200)
+        .setBody(new String(IOUtils.toByteArray(
+            MetadataResolverTest.class.getResourceAsStream(
+                "/data/pvp_metadata_wrong_sig.xml")), "UTF-8"))
+        .setHeader("Content-Type", "text/xml"));
+
+    mockWebServer.enqueue(new MockResponse().setResponseCode(200)
+        .setBody(new String(IOUtils.toByteArray(
+            MetadataResolverTest.class.getResourceAsStream(
+                "/data/pvp_metadata_junit_keystore.xml")), "UTF-8"))
+        .setHeader("Content-Type", "text/xml"));
+
+    final IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider =
+        metadataResolverFactory.createMetadataProvider(
+            mockServerUrl.url().toString(),
+            null, "jUnit test", httpClientFactory.getHttpClient());
+
+    final URIComparator comparator = new EaafUriCompare(serviceUrl);
+
 
     final InboundMessageInterface msg =
-        bindingImpl.decode(httpReq, httpResp, metadataProvider, isSpEndPoint, comparator);
+        bindingImpl.decode(httpReq, httpResp, metadataProvider, SPSSODescriptor.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME, comparator);
 
     Assert.assertNotNull("PVP msg is null", msg);
-    Assert.assertNull("RelayState is not null", msg.getRelayState());
+    Assert.assertNull("RelayState not null", msg.getRelayState());
     Assert.assertNotNull("AuthnReq is null", msg.getInboundMessage());
     Assert.assertNotNull("EntityId is null", msg.getEntityID());
     Assert.assertEquals("EntityId not match", "https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_demologin/", msg.getEntityID());
-    Assert.assertFalse("Wrong isVerified flag", msg.isVerified());
+    Assert.assertTrue("Wrong isVerified flag", msg.isVerified());
 
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void decodeRequestSuccessWithRelayState() throws MessageDecodingException, SecurityException,
-      IOException, Pvp2Exception {
+  public void decodeRequestSuccessWithRelayStateRsaSig() throws MessageDecodingException, SecurityException,
+      IOException, Pvp2Exception, CredentialsNotAvailableException, XMLParserException, UnmarshallingException {
     final String serviceUrl = "http://testservice.org";
     final String relayState = RandomStringUtils.randomAlphanumeric(10);
 
-    final String b64AuthnReq = Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(IOUtils.toByteArray(
-        PostBindingTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/AuthRequest_with_sig_1.xml")));
+    final String b64AuthnReq = generateSaml2AuthnRequest(
+        credentialProvider.getIdpMetaDataSigningCredential());
     httpReq.setMethod("POST");
     httpReq.addParameter("SAMLRequest", b64AuthnReq);
     httpReq.addParameter("RelayState", relayState);
 
-    final IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider = null;
+    final IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider =
+        metadataResolverFactory.createMetadataProvider(
+            "classpath:/data/pvp_metadata_junit_keystore.xml", null, "jUnit metadata resolver", null);
 
-    final boolean isSpEndPoint = false;
     final URIComparator comparator = new EaafUriCompare(serviceUrl);
 
-
     final InboundMessageInterface msg =
-        bindingImpl.decode(httpReq, httpResp, metadataProvider, isSpEndPoint, comparator);
+        bindingImpl.decode(httpReq, httpResp, metadataProvider, SPSSODescriptor.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME, comparator);
 
     Assert.assertNotNull("PVP msg is null", msg);
     Assert.assertNotNull("RelayState is not null", msg.getRelayState());
@@ -154,64 +309,63 @@ public class PostBindingTest {
     Assert.assertNotNull("AuthnReq is null", msg.getInboundMessage());
     Assert.assertNotNull("EntityId is null", msg.getEntityID());
     Assert.assertEquals("EntityId not match", "https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_demologin/", msg.getEntityID());
-    Assert.assertFalse("Wrong isVerified flag", msg.isVerified());
+    Assert.assertTrue("Wrong isVerified flag", msg.isVerified());
 
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void decodeResponseSuccess() throws MessageDecodingException, SecurityException, IOException, Pvp2Exception {
+  public void decodeRequestSuccessWithoutRelayStateEcdsaSig() throws MessageDecodingException, SecurityException,
+      IOException, Pvp2Exception, CredentialsNotAvailableException, XMLParserException, UnmarshallingException {
     final String serviceUrl = "http://testservice.org";
 
-    final IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider = null;
-
-    final boolean isSpEndPoint = false;
-    final URIComparator comparator = new EaafUriCompare(serviceUrl);
-
-    final String b64AuthnReq = Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(IOUtils.toByteArray(
-        PostBindingTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/Response_with_sig_1.xml")));
+    final String b64AuthnReq = generateSaml2AuthnRequest(
+        credentialProvider.getIdpAssertionSigningCredential());
     httpReq.setMethod("POST");
     httpReq.addParameter("SAMLRequest", b64AuthnReq);
 
 
+    final IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider =
+        metadataResolverFactory.createMetadataProvider(
+            "classpath:/data/pvp_metadata_junit_keystore.xml", null, "jUnit metadata resolver", null);
+
+    final URIComparator comparator = new EaafUriCompare(serviceUrl);
+
     final InboundMessageInterface msg =
-        bindingImpl.decode(httpReq, httpResp, metadataProvider, isSpEndPoint, comparator);
+        bindingImpl.decode(httpReq, httpResp, metadataProvider, SPSSODescriptor.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME, comparator);
 
     Assert.assertNotNull("PVP msg is null", msg);
     Assert.assertNull("RelayState is not null", msg.getRelayState());
-    Assert.assertNotNull("Response is null", msg.getInboundMessage());
+    Assert.assertNotNull("AuthnReq is null", msg.getInboundMessage());
     Assert.assertNotNull("EntityId is null", msg.getEntityID());
-    Assert.assertEquals("EntityId not match", "https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_moaid-2.0/pvp/metadata", msg.getEntityID());
-    Assert.assertFalse("Wrong isVerified flag", msg.isVerified());
+    Assert.assertEquals("EntityId not match", "https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_demologin/", msg.getEntityID());
+    Assert.assertTrue("Wrong isVerified flag", msg.isVerified());
 
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void decodeResponseSuccessWithRelayState() throws MessageDecodingException, SecurityException, IOException, Pvp2Exception {
+  public void decodeResponseSuccess() throws MessageDecodingException, SecurityException,
+      IOException, Pvp2Exception, CredentialsNotAvailableException, XMLParserException, UnmarshallingException {
     final String serviceUrl = "http://testservice.org";
-    final String relayState = RandomStringUtils.randomAlphanumeric(10);
 
-    final String b64AuthnReq = Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(IOUtils.toByteArray(
-        PostBindingTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/Response_with_sig_1.xml")));
-    httpReq.setMethod("POST");
-    httpReq.addParameter("SAMLRequest", b64AuthnReq);
-    httpReq.addParameter("RelayState", relayState);
+    final IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider =
+        metadataResolverFactory.createMetadataProvider(
+            "classpath:/data/pvp_metadata_junit_keystore.xml", null, "jUnit metadata resolver", null);
 
-    final IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider = null;
-
-    final boolean isSpEndPoint = false;
     final URIComparator comparator = new EaafUriCompare(serviceUrl);
 
+    final String b64AuthnReq = generateSaml2Response(credentialProvider.getIdpMetaDataSigningCredential());
+    httpReq.setMethod("POST");
+    httpReq.addParameter("SAMLRequest", b64AuthnReq);
 
     final InboundMessageInterface msg =
-        bindingImpl.decode(httpReq, httpResp, metadataProvider, isSpEndPoint, comparator);
+        bindingImpl.decode(httpReq, httpResp, metadataProvider, SPSSODescriptor.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME, comparator);
 
     Assert.assertNotNull("PVP msg is null", msg);
-    Assert.assertNotNull("RelayState is not null", msg.getRelayState());
-    Assert.assertEquals("RelayState not match", relayState, msg.getRelayState());
+    Assert.assertNull("RelayState is not null", msg.getRelayState());
     Assert.assertNotNull("Response is null", msg.getInboundMessage());
     Assert.assertNotNull("EntityId is null", msg.getEntityID());
-    Assert.assertEquals("EntityId not match", "https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_moaid-2.0/pvp/metadata", msg.getEntityID());
-    Assert.assertFalse("Wrong isVerified flag", msg.isVerified());
+    Assert.assertEquals("EntityId not match", "https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_demologin/", msg.getEntityID());
+    Assert.assertTrue("Wrong isVerified flag", msg.isVerified());
 
   }
 
@@ -445,4 +599,48 @@ public class PostBindingTest {
 
   }
 
+  private String generateSaml2AuthnRequest(EaafX509Credential credentials)
+      throws XMLParserException, UnmarshallingException, Pvp2Exception, CredentialsNotAvailableException,
+      UnsupportedEncodingException {
+    final MockHttpServletRequest intHttpReq = new MockHttpServletRequest();
+    final MockHttpServletResponse intHttpResp = new MockHttpServletResponse();
+    guiBuilderFactory.setVelocityBuilderConfig(createDummyGuiConfig());
+    final RequestAbstractType authnReq = (RequestAbstractType) XMLObjectSupport.unmarshallFromInputStream(
+        XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport.getParserPool(),
+        PostBindingTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/AuthRequest_without_sig_1.xml"));
+    authnReq.setIssueInstant(DateTime.now());
+
+    bindingImpl.encodeRequest(intHttpReq, intHttpResp, authnReq, "http://testservice.org", null,
+        credentials, pendingReq);
+
+    Assert.assertEquals("http StatusCode", 200, intHttpResp.getStatus());
+    final String http = intHttpResp.getContentAsString();
+    Assert.assertNotNull("http body is null", http);
+    Assert.assertTrue("SAMLRequest parameter", http.contains(HTTP_FORM_SAMLREQ));
+    return extractParamFromHttpForm(http, HTTP_FORM_SAMLREQ);
+
+  }
+
+  private String generateSaml2Response(EaafX509Credential credentials)
+      throws XMLParserException, UnmarshallingException, Pvp2Exception, CredentialsNotAvailableException,
+      UnsupportedEncodingException {
+    final MockHttpServletRequest intHttpReq = new MockHttpServletRequest();
+    final MockHttpServletResponse intHttpResp = new MockHttpServletResponse();
+    guiBuilderFactory.setVelocityBuilderConfig(createDummyGuiConfig());
+    final StatusResponseType response = (StatusResponseType)  XMLObjectSupport.unmarshallFromInputStream(
+        XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport.getParserPool(),
+        PostBindingTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/Response_without_sig_1.xml"));
+    response.setIssueInstant(DateTime.now());
+
+    bindingImpl.encodeResponse(intHttpReq, intHttpResp, response, "http://testservice.org", null,
+        credentials, pendingReq);
+
+    Assert.assertEquals("http StatusCode", 200, intHttpResp.getStatus());
+    final String http = intHttpResp.getContentAsString();
+    Assert.assertNotNull("http body is null", http);
+    Assert.assertTrue("SAMLRequest parameter", http.contains(HTTP_FORM_SAMLRESP));
+    return extractParamFromHttpForm(http, HTTP_FORM_SAMLRESP);
+
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/test/binding/RedirectBindingTest.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/test/binding/RedirectBindingTest.java
index a99c8461..23cc98a6 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/test/binding/RedirectBindingTest.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/test/binding/RedirectBindingTest.java
@@ -6,15 +6,34 @@ import java.util.Base64;
 
 import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
 
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.IRequest;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.idp.module.test.TestRequestImpl;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.utils.IHttpClientFactory;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.PvpConstants;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.credential.EaafX509Credential;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.message.InboundMessageInterface;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IPvp2MetadataProvider;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.CredentialsNotAvailableException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.Pvp2Exception;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.Pvp2MetadataException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.SamlMessageValidationException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.SamlSigningException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.binding.RedirectBinding;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.metadata.PvpMetadataResolverFactory;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.opensaml.initialize.EaafOpenSaml3xInitializer;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.validation.EaafUriCompare;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.test.dummy.DummyCredentialProvider;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.test.metadata.MetadataResolverTest;
+
 import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.RandomStringUtils;
+import org.joda.time.DateTime;
 import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
-import org.opensaml.core.config.InitializationException;
 import org.opensaml.core.xml.config.XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport;
 import org.opensaml.core.xml.io.UnmarshallingException;
 import org.opensaml.core.xml.util.XMLObjectSupport;
@@ -22,6 +41,7 @@ import org.opensaml.messaging.decoder.MessageDecodingException;
 import org.opensaml.messaging.encoder.MessageEncodingException;
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.RequestAbstractType;
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.StatusResponseType;
+import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.metadata.SPSSODescriptor;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest;
 import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletResponse;
@@ -30,46 +50,57 @@ import org.springframework.test.context.TestPropertySource;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
 import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
 
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.IRequest;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.idp.module.test.TestRequestImpl;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.PvpConstants;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.message.InboundMessageInterface;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IPvp2MetadataProvider;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.CredentialsNotAvailableException;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.Pvp2Exception;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.binding.RedirectBinding;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.metadata.PvpMetadataResolverFactory;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.opensaml.initialize.EaafOpenSaml3xInitializer;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.validation.EaafUriCompare;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.test.dummy.DummyCredentialProvider;
-import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.component.ComponentInitializationException;
 import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.net.URIComparator;
+import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.net.URISupport;
 import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.xml.XMLParserException;
+import okhttp3.HttpUrl;
+import okhttp3.mockwebserver.MockResponse;
+import okhttp3.mockwebserver.MockWebServer;
 
 @RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
-@ContextConfiguration({"/spring/test_eaaf_pvp.beans.xml"})
-@TestPropertySource(locations = {"/config/config_1.props"})
+@ContextConfiguration({ "/spring/test_eaaf_pvp.beans.xml" })
+@TestPropertySource(locations = { "/config/config_1.props" })
 public class RedirectBindingTest {
 
-  public static final String HTTP_FORM_RELAYSTATE = "RelayState=";
-  public static final String HTTP_FORM_SAMLREQ = "SAMLRequest=";
-  public static final String HTTP_FORM_SAMLRESP = "SAMLResponse=";
+  public static final String HTTP_FORM_RELAYSTATE = "RelayState";
+  public static final String HTTP_FORM_RELAYSTATE_PARAM = HTTP_FORM_RELAYSTATE + "=";
+
+  public static final String HTTP_FORM_SAMLREQ = "SAMLRequest";
+  public static final String HTTP_FORM_SAMLREQ_PARAM = HTTP_FORM_SAMLREQ + "=";
+  public static final String HTTP_FORM_SAMLRESP = "SAMLResponse";
+  public static final String HTTP_FORM_SAMLRESP_PARM = HTTP_FORM_SAMLRESP + "=";
+
+  public static final String HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG = "SigAlg";
+  public static final String HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG_PARAM = HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG + "=";
+  public static final String HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGNATURE = "Signature";
+  public static final String HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGNATURE_PARAM = HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGNATURE + "=";
 
-  public static final String HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG = "SigAlg=";
-  public static final String HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGNATURE = "Signature=";
+  @Autowired
+  private RedirectBinding bindingImpl;
+  @Autowired
+  private DummyCredentialProvider credentialProvider;
+  @Autowired
+  private PvpMetadataResolverFactory metadataResolverFactory;
+  @Autowired private IHttpClientFactory httpClientFactory;
 
-  @Autowired private RedirectBinding bindingImpl;
-  @Autowired private DummyCredentialProvider credentialProvider;
-  @Autowired private PvpMetadataResolverFactory metadataResolverFactory;
+  private static MockWebServer mockWebServer;
+  private static HttpUrl mockServerUrl;
 
   protected MockHttpServletRequest httpReq;
   protected MockHttpServletResponse httpResp;
   protected IRequest pendingReq;
 
+  /**
+   * JUnit class initializer.
+   *
+   * @throws Exception In case of an OpenSAML3 initialization error
+   */
   @BeforeClass
-  public static void classInitializer() throws InitializationException, ComponentInitializationException {
+  public static void classInitializer() throws Exception {
     EaafOpenSaml3xInitializer.eaafInitialize();
 
+    mockWebServer = new MockWebServer();
+    mockServerUrl = mockWebServer.url("/sp/metadata");
   }
 
   /**
@@ -97,34 +128,236 @@ public class RedirectBindingTest {
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void decodeRequestSuccess() throws MessageDecodingException, SecurityException, IOException, Pvp2Exception {
+  public void decodeRequestNoSignature() throws MessageDecodingException,
+      SecurityException, IOException, Pvp2MetadataException {
+    final String serviceUrl = "http://testservice.org";
+
+    final IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider =
+        metadataResolverFactory.createMetadataProvider(
+            "classpath:/data/pvp_metadata_wrong_sig.xml", null, "jUnit metadata resolver", null);
+
+    final URIComparator comparator = new EaafUriCompare(serviceUrl);
+
+    httpReq.setMethod("GET");
+    httpReq.setRequestURI("http://testservice.org");
+    httpReq.setQueryString("SAMLRequest=nVRNb9swDD13wP6DoXvkr%2FRjQuzCSFAgQDd0TbfDLoVi0642Wcok2kn766c4duABWw%"
+        + "2B%2BSdQj%2BfhIanF7qKXXgrFCq4SENCAeqFwXQlUJ%2BfZ0N7sht%2BnC8lpGO5Y1%2BKIe4XcDFj3nqCw7vSSkMYppboVli"
+        + "tdgGeZsk32%2BZxEN2M5o1LmWxMusBYMu1VIr29RgNmBakcNaFXBw6R0C0Yhtg3BCOBp%2FQxy%2FlcsuFMeO8Qvijvk%2BOps"
+        + "9Aak2FfHWq4Q8c4BtySHO4eomLCEuipyXURjzeVQGYRE7mLWNC22RK0xIFITzWRDPgsun4IrFn1gQ0evryx%2FE%2Bz4o5Oohv"
+        + "R6sczZjId7XgQ%2FVE%2B9Om5rj%2B%2FCjRRSzsoMyUCjwlaTHgq2ruIBaU6jEG61ayrG777RBLp%2BPR6krofyFP2Y68N402"
+        + "5%2BQ4xTi6ccPFxd9mC8Ot15NI9T7umiDpSd1nrUT4kFLkb96mZR6vzTAERKCpoEpCu6OPbTohCRThtc%2FU%2Bs3AIpuH9ygI"
+        + "hwm7cNYzXGspXSKP0I5qUP9Ruz3e2pRm1%2B00i2Fxne77ecCxRuor1l2Dy1Ifz6o%2F6%2Fso%2B78p%2Bb0%2FDz%2BGdI%2"
+        + "F&SigAlg=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2001%2F04%2Fxmldsig-more%23rsa-sha256&Signature=DOVMqh17xn4wl%2"
+        + "Byvifm4McMsBjKDVf1eqph9ss362ZEbp2nkAIXUzkNWv72I96iNK3r%2BYbAxY9dwZ8Z7jKzCGiJ9Qm34YSfPvzXWl3EVrdI86"
+        + "9U%2BH6HGIMqVew3cVdr4q3Qv9ZBIhdRxbrDu%2F%2BnMjdf8mzbgcQnfjSQiQIYWxOIXZFyxKsyrxJtIam4hoNwUT7mMN6Rjg"
+        + "zvyeS3mARsTJdcI0Vn4ItiprhLgIkD18V9WIdeSZR0gfRaFj8PKdmXCD%2FIa0cKgjhVKoiIZisV4vcthBOeDIqBORL2Ad3Xhc"
+        + "NRQ3%2BcpAf65zHGMBAv1aRy7Bmv0%2B%2BOvCavufykqI2EHtg%3D%3D");
+
+    httpReq.setParameter(HTTP_FORM_SAMLREQ, URLDecoder.decode(URISupport.getRawQueryStringParameter(
+        httpReq.getQueryString(), HTTP_FORM_SAMLREQ).substring(HTTP_FORM_SAMLREQ_PARAM.length()), "UTF-8"));
+    httpReq.setParameter(HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG, URLDecoder.decode(URISupport.getRawQueryStringParameter(
+        httpReq.getQueryString(), HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG).substring(HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG_PARAM.length()),
+        "UTF-8"));
+
+    try {
+      bindingImpl.decode(httpReq, httpResp, metadataProvider, SPSSODescriptor.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME,
+          comparator);
+      Assert.fail("Missing signature not detected");
+
+    } catch (final Pvp2Exception e) {
+      Assert.assertEquals("Wrong errorCode", "internal.pvp.02", e.getErrorId());
+
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void decodeRequestWrongEndpoint() throws MessageDecodingException,
+      SecurityException, IOException, Pvp2Exception {
+    final String serviceUrl = "http://wrongEndPoint.org";
+
+    final IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider =
+        metadataResolverFactory.createMetadataProvider(
+            "classpath:/data/pvp_metadata_wrong_sig.xml", null, "jUnit metadata resolver", null);
+
+    final URIComparator comparator = new EaafUriCompare(serviceUrl);
+
+    httpReq.setMethod("GET");
+    httpReq.setRequestURI("http://testservice.org");
+    httpReq.setQueryString("SAMLRequest=nVRNb9swDD13wP6DoXvkr%2FRjQuzCSFAgQDd0TbfDLoVi0642Wcok2kn766c4duABWw%"
+        + "2B%2BSdQj%2BfhIanF7qKXXgrFCq4SENCAeqFwXQlUJ%2BfZ0N7sht%2BnC8lpGO5Y1%2BKIe4XcDFj3nqCw7vSSkMYppboVli"
+        + "tdgGeZsk32%2BZxEN2M5o1LmWxMusBYMu1VIr29RgNmBakcNaFXBw6R0C0Yhtg3BCOBp%2FQxy%2FlcsuFMeO8Qvijvk%2BOps"
+        + "9Aak2FfHWq4Q8c4BtySHO4eomLCEuipyXURjzeVQGYRE7mLWNC22RK0xIFITzWRDPgsun4IrFn1gQ0evryx%2FE%2Bz4o5Oohv"
+        + "R6sczZjId7XgQ%2FVE%2B9Om5rj%2B%2FCjRRSzsoMyUCjwlaTHgq2ruIBaU6jEG61ayrG777RBLp%2BPR6krofyFP2Y68N402"
+        + "5%2BQ4xTi6ccPFxd9mC8Ot15NI9T7umiDpSd1nrUT4kFLkb96mZR6vzTAERKCpoEpCu6OPbTohCRThtc%2FU%2Bs3AIpuH9ygI"
+        + "hwm7cNYzXGspXSKP0I5qUP9Ruz3e2pRm1%2B00i2Fxne77ecCxRuor1l2Dy1Ifz6o%2F6%2Fso%2B78p%2Bb0%2FDz%2BGdI%2"
+        + "F&SigAlg=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2001%2F04%2Fxmldsig-more%23rsa-sha256&Signature=DOVMqh17xn4wl%2"
+        + "Byvifm4McMsBjKDVf1eqph9ss362ZEbp2nkAIXUzkNWv72I96iNK3r%2BYbAxY9dwZ8Z7jKzCGiJ9Qm34YSfPvzXWl3EVrdI86"
+        + "9U%2BH6HGIMqVew3cVdr4q3Qv9ZBIhdRxbrDu%2F%2BnMjdf8mzbgcQnfjSQiQIYWxOIXZFyxKsyrxJtIam4hoNwUT7mMN6Rjg"
+        + "zvyeS3mARsTJdcI0Vn4ItiprhLgIkD18V9WIdeSZR0gfRaFj8PKdmXCD%2FIa0cKgjhVKoiIZisV4vcthBOeDIqBORL2Ad3Xhc"
+        + "NRQ3%2BcpAf65zHGMBAv1aRy7Bmv0%2B%2BOvCavufykqI2EHtg%3D%3D");
+
+    httpReq.setParameter(HTTP_FORM_SAMLREQ, URLDecoder.decode(URISupport.getRawQueryStringParameter(
+        httpReq.getQueryString(), HTTP_FORM_SAMLREQ).substring(HTTP_FORM_SAMLREQ_PARAM.length()), "UTF-8"));
+    httpReq.setParameter(HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG, URLDecoder.decode(URISupport.getRawQueryStringParameter(
+        httpReq.getQueryString(), HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG).substring(HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG_PARAM.length()),
+        "UTF-8"));
+    httpReq.setParameter(HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGNATURE, URLDecoder.decode(URISupport.getRawQueryStringParameter(
+        httpReq.getQueryString(), HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGNATURE).substring(HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGNATURE_PARAM.length()),
+        "UTF-8"));
+
+    try {
+      bindingImpl.decode(httpReq, httpResp, metadataProvider, SPSSODescriptor.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME,
+          comparator);
+      Assert.fail("Wrong signature not detected");
+
+    } catch (final Pvp2Exception e) {
+      Assert.assertEquals("Wrong errorCode", "internal.pvp.10", e.getErrorId());
+      Assert.assertNotNull("Parameters null", e.getParams());
+      Assert.assertEquals("Wrong numer of parameters", 1, e.getParams().length);
+
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void decodeRequestWrongSignature() throws MessageDecodingException,
+      SecurityException, IOException, Pvp2Exception {
+    final String serviceUrl = "http://testservice.org";
+
+    final IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider =
+        metadataResolverFactory.createMetadataProvider(
+            "classpath:/data/pvp_metadata_wrong_sig.xml", null, "jUnit metadata resolver", null);
+
+    final URIComparator comparator = new EaafUriCompare(serviceUrl);
+
+    httpReq.setMethod("GET");
+    httpReq.setRequestURI("http://testservice.org");
+    httpReq.setQueryString("SAMLRequest=nVRNb9swDD13wP6DoXvkr%2FRjQuzCSFAgQDd0TbfDLoVi0642Wcok2kn766c4duABWw%"
+        + "2B%2BSdQj%2BfhIanF7qKXXgrFCq4SENCAeqFwXQlUJ%2BfZ0N7sht%2BnC8lpGO5Y1%2BKIe4XcDFj3nqCw7vSSkMYppboVli"
+        + "tdgGeZsk32%2BZxEN2M5o1LmWxMusBYMu1VIr29RgNmBakcNaFXBw6R0C0Yhtg3BCOBp%2FQxy%2FlcsuFMeO8Qvijvk%2BOps"
+        + "9Aak2FfHWq4Q8c4BtySHO4eomLCEuipyXURjzeVQGYRE7mLWNC22RK0xIFITzWRDPgsun4IrFn1gQ0evryx%2FE%2Bz4o5Oohv"
+        + "R6sczZjId7XgQ%2FVE%2B9Om5rj%2B%2FCjRRSzsoMyUCjwlaTHgq2ruIBaU6jEG61ayrG777RBLp%2BPR6krofyFP2Y68N402"
+        + "5%2BQ4xTi6ccPFxd9mC8Ot15NI9T7umiDpSd1nrUT4kFLkb96mZR6vzTAERKCpoEpCu6OPbTohCRThtc%2FU%2Bs3AIpuH9ygI"
+        + "hwm7cNYzXGspXSKP0I5qUP9Ruz3e2pRm1%2B00i2Fxne77ecCxRuor1l2Dy1Ifz6o%2F6%2Fso%2B78p%2Bb0%2FDz%2BGdI%2"
+        + "F&SigAlg=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2001%2F04%2Fxmldsig-more%23rsa-sha256&Signature=DOVMqh17xn4wl%2"
+        + "Byvifm4McMsBjKDVf1eqph9ss362ZEbp2nkAIXUzkNWv72I96iNK3r%2BYbAxY9dwZ8Z7jKzCGiJ9Qm34YSfPvzXWl3EVrdI86"
+        + "9U%2BH6HGIMqVew3cVdr4q3Qv9ZBIhdRxbrDu%2F%2BnMjdf8mzbgcQnfjSQiQIYWxOIXZFyxKsyrxJtIam4hoNwUT7mMN6Rjg"
+        + "zvyeS3mARsTJdcI0Vn4ItiprhLgIkD18V9WIdeSZR0gfRaFj8PKdmXCD%2FIa0cKgjhVKoiIZisV4vcthBOeDIqBORL2Ad3Xhc"
+        + "NRQ3%2BcpAf65zHGMBAv1aRy7Bmv0%2B%2BOvCavufykqI2EHtg%3D%3D");
+
+    httpReq.setParameter(HTTP_FORM_SAMLREQ, URLDecoder.decode(URISupport.getRawQueryStringParameter(
+        httpReq.getQueryString(), HTTP_FORM_SAMLREQ).substring(HTTP_FORM_SAMLREQ_PARAM.length()), "UTF-8"));
+    httpReq.setParameter(HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG, URLDecoder.decode(URISupport.getRawQueryStringParameter(
+        httpReq.getQueryString(), HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG).substring(HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG_PARAM.length()),
+        "UTF-8"));
+    httpReq.setParameter(HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGNATURE, URLDecoder.decode(URISupport.getRawQueryStringParameter(
+        httpReq.getQueryString(), HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGNATURE).substring(HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGNATURE_PARAM.length()),
+        "UTF-8"));
+
+    try {
+      bindingImpl.decode(httpReq, httpResp, metadataProvider, SPSSODescriptor.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME,
+          comparator);
+      Assert.fail("Wrong signature not detected");
+
+    } catch (final Pvp2Exception e) {
+      org.springframework.util.Assert.isInstanceOf(SamlSigningException.class, e, "Wrong Exception type");
+      Assert.assertEquals("Wrong errorCode", "internal.pvp.10", e.getErrorId());
+      Assert.assertNotNull("No error params", e.getParams());
+      Assert.assertEquals("Wrong param size", 1, e.getParams().length);
+
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void decodeRequestExpired() throws MessageDecodingException,
+      SecurityException, IOException, Pvp2Exception, CredentialsNotAvailableException,
+      XMLParserException, UnmarshallingException {
     final String serviceUrl = "http://testservice.org";
-    
-    final IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider = 
+
+    final IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider =
         metadataResolverFactory.createMetadataProvider(
-            "classpath:/data/metadata_1.xml", null, "jUnit metadata resolver", null);
+            "classpath:/data/pvp_metadata_junit_keystore.xml", null, "jUnit metadata resolver", null);
 
-    final boolean isSpEndPoint = false;
     final URIComparator comparator = new EaafUriCompare(serviceUrl);
 
     httpReq.setMethod("GET");
     httpReq.setRequestURI("http://testservice.org");
-    httpReq.setParameter("SAMLRequest","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");
-    httpReq.setParameter("SigAlg","http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#rsa-sha256");
-    httpReq.setParameter("Signature","DOVMqh17xn4wl+yvifm4McMsBjKDVf1eqph9ss362ZEbp2nkAIXUzkNWv72I96iNK3r+YbAxY9dwZ8Z7jKzCGiJ9Qm34YSfPvzXWl3EVrdI869U+H6HGIMqVew3cVdr4q3Qv9ZBIhdRxbrDu/+nMjdf8mzbgcQnfjSQiQIYWxOIXZFyxKsyrxJtIam4hoNwUT7mMN6RjgzvyeS3mARsTJdcI0Vn4ItiprhLgIkD18V9WIdeSZR0gfRaFj8PKdmXCD/Ia0cKgjhVKoiIZisV4vcthBOeDIqBORL2Ad3XhcNRQ3+cpAf65zHGMBAv1aRy7Bmv0++OvCavufykqI2EHtg==");
+    httpReq.setQueryString("SAMLRequest=nVRNb9swDD13wP6DoXvkj2RFJsQujAQFAnTD1nQ97FIoNu1qkyVPop20v36KYwcusPVgQ"
+        + "AeLeiQfH0mvbo6V9FowVmgVk5AGxAOV6VyoMiY%2FHm5nS3KTrCyvZFSztMFndQ9%2FGrDoOUdl2fklJo1RTHMrLFO8AsswY7v"
+        + "0yx2LaMBqo1FnWhIvtRYMulRrrWxTgdmBaUUGW5XD0aV3CEQj9g3CGeFovIU4fhuXXSiOHeNnxJr5PjqbPQOpNiXxtpuYPHGAf"
+        + "cFhnsH1MixgnucZL6JwzhdREYT53MGsbVxoi1xhTKIgCmZBNAsWD8Fn5s6na7qMwp%2FEexwUcvWQXg%2FWOZuxEO%2FrwIfqi"
+        + "XerTcXxffjJIvJZ0UEZKBT4QpJTwdZVnEOlKZTilZYt5djda22Qy6fTp9SlUP7KHzMdeO%2Ba%2FS%2FIcArx5OOHq6s%2BzFe"
+        + "H226mEep9XbTB0pO6zNoZ8U1Lkb14qZT6sDbAEWKCpoEpCtanHlp0QpIpw%2BtfqPUbAHm3D25QEY6T9mGs5jjWWjrF76GY1KF"
+        + "%2BIw6HA7WozW9a6pZC47vd9jOB4hXU9zS9gxakvxjU%2F1f2UXf%2BU3NyeR7%2FGZK%2F&SigAlg=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3"
+        + ".org%2F2001%2F04%2Fxmldsig-more%23rsa-sha256&Signature=JogFpk2oimCnBCgE7eZx%2B6yoJu2ZCgus5vM1opkTk"
+        + "OLM9qgNMUJJJbIeA3j2TR%2BWx3pUApnV7ed9CuTBF94b3ELkFdaZAetfLzY8gnPLCBmcYIYkwg3bK7ZQWEBJpjNoU%2BaBHXV"
+        + "OgptLUt0qRWavm%2BiPOUXRWpb0PtgvApTieRk32gBfZbuPOltWjrRCKaa2ulKBjB34LqYdAaIWaVix2sGvg128p6lC7bQ%2Fz"
+        + "wmz6j8S5Vn8snvlg48MlBldTWKSZrUERx3MwTyaB17A617XmX2QKo8fGCQ6O7FF4umFyWGAlujI%2FwqafTfPlaNX2usHynHS6"
+        + "XkH5HWCDSAe3%2BVR1w%3D%3D ");
+
+    httpReq.setParameter(HTTP_FORM_SAMLREQ, URLDecoder.decode(URISupport.getRawQueryStringParameter(
+        httpReq.getQueryString(), HTTP_FORM_SAMLREQ).substring(HTTP_FORM_SAMLREQ_PARAM.length()), "UTF-8"));
+    httpReq.setParameter(HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG, URLDecoder.decode(URISupport.getRawQueryStringParameter(
+        httpReq.getQueryString(), HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG).substring(HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG_PARAM.length()),
+        "UTF-8"));
+    httpReq.setParameter(HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGNATURE, URLDecoder.decode(URISupport.getRawQueryStringParameter(
+        httpReq.getQueryString(), HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGNATURE).substring(HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGNATURE_PARAM.length()),
+        "UTF-8"));
+
+    try {
+      bindingImpl.decode(httpReq, httpResp, metadataProvider, SPSSODescriptor.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME,
+          comparator);
+      Assert.fail("Expired message not detected");
+
+    } catch (final Pvp2Exception e) {
+      org.springframework.util.Assert.isInstanceOf(SamlMessageValidationException.class, e,
+          "Wrong Exception type");
+      Assert.assertEquals("Wrong errorCode", "internal.pvp.11", e.getErrorId());
+      Assert.assertNotNull("No error params", e.getParams());
+      Assert.assertEquals("Wrong param size", 1, e.getParams().length);
+
+    }
+
+  }
 
+  @Test
+  public void decodeRequestSuccess() throws MessageDecodingException,
+      SecurityException, IOException, Pvp2Exception, CredentialsNotAvailableException,
+      XMLParserException, UnmarshallingException {
+    final String serviceUrl = "http://testservice.org";
 
+    final IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider =
+        metadataResolverFactory.createMetadataProvider(
+            "classpath:/data/pvp_metadata_junit_keystore.xml", null, "jUnit metadata resolver", null);
 
+    final URIComparator comparator = new EaafUriCompare(serviceUrl);
+
+    httpReq.setMethod("GET");
+    httpReq.setRequestURI("http://testservice.org");
+    httpReq.setQueryString(generateAuthnRequest(credentialProvider.getIdpMetaDataSigningCredential()));
+
+    httpReq.setParameter(HTTP_FORM_SAMLREQ, URLDecoder.decode(URISupport.getRawQueryStringParameter(
+        httpReq.getQueryString(), HTTP_FORM_SAMLREQ).substring(HTTP_FORM_SAMLREQ_PARAM.length()), "UTF-8"));
+    httpReq.setParameter(HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG, URLDecoder.decode(URISupport.getRawQueryStringParameter(
+        httpReq.getQueryString(), HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG).substring(HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG_PARAM.length()),
+        "UTF-8"));
+    httpReq.setParameter(HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGNATURE, URLDecoder.decode(URISupport.getRawQueryStringParameter(
+        httpReq.getQueryString(), HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGNATURE).substring(HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGNATURE_PARAM.length()),
+        "UTF-8"));
 
     final InboundMessageInterface msg =
-        bindingImpl.decode(httpReq, httpResp, metadataProvider, isSpEndPoint, comparator);
+        bindingImpl.decode(httpReq, httpResp, metadataProvider, SPSSODescriptor.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME,
+            comparator);
 
     Assert.assertNotNull("PVP msg is null", msg);
     Assert.assertNull("RelayState is not null", msg.getRelayState());
     Assert.assertNotNull("AuthnReq is null", msg.getInboundMessage());
     Assert.assertNotNull("EntityId is null", msg.getEntityID());
-    Assert.assertEquals("EntityId not match", "https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_demologin/", msg.getEntityID());
-    Assert.assertFalse("Wrong isVerified flag", msg.isVerified());
+    Assert.assertEquals("EntityId not match", "https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_demologin/", msg
+        .getEntityID());
+    Assert.assertTrue("Wrong isVerified flag", msg.isVerified());
 
   }
 
@@ -143,88 +376,123 @@ public class RedirectBindingTest {
 
     final IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider = null;
 
-    final boolean isSpEndPoint = false;
     final URIComparator comparator = new EaafUriCompare(serviceUrl);
 
-
     final InboundMessageInterface msg =
-        bindingImpl.decode(httpReq, httpResp, metadataProvider, isSpEndPoint, comparator);
+        bindingImpl.decode(httpReq, httpResp, metadataProvider, SPSSODescriptor.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME,
+            comparator);
 
     Assert.assertNotNull("PVP msg is null", msg);
     Assert.assertNotNull("RelayState is not null", msg.getRelayState());
     Assert.assertEquals("RelayState not match", relayState, msg.getRelayState());
     Assert.assertNotNull("AuthnReq is null", msg.getInboundMessage());
     Assert.assertNotNull("EntityId is null", msg.getEntityID());
-    Assert.assertEquals("EntityId not match", "https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_demologin/", msg.getEntityID());
+    Assert.assertEquals("EntityId not match", "https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_demologin/", msg
+        .getEntityID());
     Assert.assertFalse("Wrong isVerified flag", msg.isVerified());
 
   }
 
-  @Ignore
   @Test
-  public void decodeResponseSuccess() throws MessageDecodingException, SecurityException, IOException, Pvp2Exception {
+  public void decodeResponseSuccess() throws MessageDecodingException, SecurityException, IOException,
+      Pvp2Exception, CredentialsNotAvailableException, XMLParserException, UnmarshallingException {
     final String serviceUrl = "http://testservice.org";
 
-    final IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider = null;
+    final IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider =
+        metadataResolverFactory.createMetadataProvider(
+            "classpath:/data/pvp_metadata_junit_keystore.xml", null, "jUnit metadata resolver", null);
 
-    final boolean isSpEndPoint = false;
     final URIComparator comparator = new EaafUriCompare(serviceUrl);
 
-    final String b64AuthnReq = Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(IOUtils.toByteArray(
-        RedirectBindingTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/Response_with_sig_1.xml")));
-    httpReq.setMethod("POST");
-    httpReq.addParameter("SAMLRequest", b64AuthnReq);
+    httpReq.setMethod("GET");
+    httpReq.setRequestURI("http://testservice.org");
+    httpReq.setQueryString(generateResponse(credentialProvider.getIdpMetaDataSigningCredential()));
 
+    httpReq.setParameter(HTTP_FORM_SAMLRESP, URLDecoder.decode(URISupport.getRawQueryStringParameter(
+        httpReq.getQueryString(), HTTP_FORM_SAMLRESP).substring(HTTP_FORM_SAMLRESP_PARM.length()), "UTF-8"));
+    httpReq.setParameter(HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG, URLDecoder.decode(URISupport.getRawQueryStringParameter(
+        httpReq.getQueryString(), HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG).substring(HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG_PARAM.length()),
+        "UTF-8"));
+    httpReq.setParameter(HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGNATURE, URLDecoder.decode(URISupport.getRawQueryStringParameter(
+        httpReq.getQueryString(), HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGNATURE).substring(HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGNATURE_PARAM.length()),
+        "UTF-8"));
 
     final InboundMessageInterface msg =
-        bindingImpl.decode(httpReq, httpResp, metadataProvider, isSpEndPoint, comparator);
+        bindingImpl.decode(httpReq, httpResp, metadataProvider, SPSSODescriptor.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME,
+            comparator);
 
     Assert.assertNotNull("PVP msg is null", msg);
     Assert.assertNull("RelayState is not null", msg.getRelayState());
     Assert.assertNotNull("Response is null", msg.getInboundMessage());
     Assert.assertNotNull("EntityId is null", msg.getEntityID());
-    Assert.assertEquals("EntityId not match", "https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_moaid-2.0/pvp/metadata", msg.getEntityID());
-    Assert.assertFalse("Wrong isVerified flag", msg.isVerified());
+    Assert.assertEquals("EntityId not match", "https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_demologin/", msg
+        .getEntityID());
+    Assert.assertTrue("Wrong isVerified flag", msg.isVerified());
 
   }
 
-  @Ignore
   @Test
-  public void decodeResponseSuccessWithRelayState() throws MessageDecodingException, SecurityException,
-      IOException, Pvp2Exception {
+  public void decodeResponseSuccessWithRelayStateAndMetadataReload() throws MessageDecodingException,
+      SecurityException, IOException, Pvp2Exception, CredentialsNotAvailableException,
+      XMLParserException, UnmarshallingException {
     final String serviceUrl = "http://testservice.org";
     final String relayState = RandomStringUtils.randomAlphanumeric(10);
 
-    final String b64AuthnReq = Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(IOUtils.toByteArray(
-        RedirectBindingTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/Response_with_sig_1.xml")));
-    httpReq.setMethod("POST");
-    httpReq.addParameter("SAMLRequest", b64AuthnReq);
-    httpReq.addParameter("RelayState", relayState);
+    mockWebServer.enqueue(new MockResponse().setResponseCode(200)
+        .setBody(new String(IOUtils.toByteArray(
+            MetadataResolverTest.class.getResourceAsStream(
+                "/data/pvp_metadata_wrong_sig.xml")), "UTF-8"))
+        .setHeader("Content-Type", "text/xml"));
 
-    final IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider = null;
+    mockWebServer.enqueue(new MockResponse().setResponseCode(200)
+        .setBody(new String(IOUtils.toByteArray(
+            MetadataResolverTest.class.getResourceAsStream(
+                "/data/pvp_metadata_junit_keystore.xml")), "UTF-8"))
+        .setHeader("Content-Type", "text/xml"));
 
-    final boolean isSpEndPoint = false;
-    final URIComparator comparator = new EaafUriCompare(serviceUrl);
+    final IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider =
+        metadataResolverFactory.createMetadataProvider(
+            mockServerUrl.url().toString(),
+            null, "jUnit test", httpClientFactory.getHttpClient());
 
 
+    httpReq.setMethod("GET");
+    httpReq.setRequestURI("http://testservice.org");
+    httpReq.setParameter(HTTP_FORM_RELAYSTATE, relayState);
+    httpReq.setQueryString(generateResponse(credentialProvider.getIdpMetaDataSigningCredential()));
+
+    httpReq.setParameter(HTTP_FORM_SAMLRESP, URLDecoder.decode(URISupport.getRawQueryStringParameter(
+        httpReq.getQueryString(), HTTP_FORM_SAMLRESP).substring(HTTP_FORM_SAMLRESP_PARM.length()), "UTF-8"));
+    httpReq.setParameter(HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG, URLDecoder.decode(URISupport.getRawQueryStringParameter(
+        httpReq.getQueryString(), HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG).substring(HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG_PARAM.length()),
+        "UTF-8"));
+    httpReq.setParameter(HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGNATURE, URLDecoder.decode(URISupport.getRawQueryStringParameter(
+        httpReq.getQueryString(), HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGNATURE).substring(HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGNATURE_PARAM.length()),
+        "UTF-8"));
+
+    final URIComparator comparator = new EaafUriCompare(serviceUrl);
+
     final InboundMessageInterface msg =
-        bindingImpl.decode(httpReq, httpResp, metadataProvider, isSpEndPoint, comparator);
+        bindingImpl.decode(httpReq, httpResp, metadataProvider, SPSSODescriptor.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME,
+            comparator);
 
     Assert.assertNotNull("PVP msg is null", msg);
-    Assert.assertNotNull("RelayState is not null", msg.getRelayState());
+    Assert.assertNotNull("RelayState is null", msg.getRelayState());
     Assert.assertEquals("RelayState not match", relayState, msg.getRelayState());
     Assert.assertNotNull("Response is null", msg.getInboundMessage());
     Assert.assertNotNull("EntityId is null", msg.getEntityID());
-    Assert.assertEquals("EntityId not match", "https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_moaid-2.0/pvp/metadata", msg.getEntityID());
-    Assert.assertFalse("Wrong isVerified flag", msg.isVerified());
+    Assert.assertEquals("EntityId not match", "https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_demologin/", msg
+        .getEntityID());
+    Assert.assertTrue("Wrong isVerified flag", msg.isVerified());
 
   }
 
   @Test
   public void encodeRequestSuccess() throws MessageDecodingException, SecurityException,
       MessageEncodingException, XMLParserException, UnmarshallingException,
-      CredentialsNotAvailableException, ParserConfigurationException, SAXException, IOException, Pvp2Exception {
-    //build test data
+      CredentialsNotAvailableException, ParserConfigurationException, SAXException, IOException,
+      Pvp2Exception {
+    // build test data
     final String serviceUrl = "http://testservice.org";
     final String relayState = null;
     final RequestAbstractType authnReq = (RequestAbstractType) XMLObjectSupport.unmarshallFromInputStream(
@@ -234,7 +502,7 @@ public class RedirectBindingTest {
     bindingImpl.encodeRequest(httpReq, httpResp, authnReq, serviceUrl, relayState,
         credentialProvider.getIdpMetaDataSigningCredential(), pendingReq);
 
-    //validate
+    // validate
     Assert.assertEquals("http StatusCode", 302, httpResp.getStatus());
     Assert.assertEquals("PVP msg is null", 0, httpResp.getContentLength());
 
@@ -246,33 +514,33 @@ public class RedirectBindingTest {
     Assert.assertFalse("Location header is empty", locationHeader.isEmpty());
 
     Assert.assertTrue("Wrong redirect URL",
-        locationHeader.startsWith(serviceUrl + "?" + HTTP_FORM_SAMLREQ));
+        locationHeader.startsWith(serviceUrl + "?" + HTTP_FORM_SAMLREQ_PARAM));
 
-    final String respSamlMsg = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_FORM_SAMLREQ, true);
+    final String respSamlMsg = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_FORM_SAMLREQ_PARAM, true);
     Assert.assertNotNull("Saml msg is null", respSamlMsg);
     Assert.assertFalse("Saml msg is empty", respSamlMsg.isEmpty());
 
-    final String sigAlg = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG, true);
+    final String sigAlg = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG_PARAM, true);
     Assert.assertNotNull("SigAlg is null", sigAlg);
     Assert.assertFalse("SigAlg is empty", sigAlg.isEmpty());
     Assert.assertEquals("SigAlg not match", PvpConstants.DEFAULT_SIGNING_METHODE_RSA,
         URLDecoder.decode(sigAlg, "UTF-8"));
 
-    final String samlSig = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGNATURE, true);
+    final String samlSig = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGNATURE_PARAM, true);
     Assert.assertNotNull("Saml signature null", samlSig);
     Assert.assertFalse("Saml signature is empty", samlSig.isEmpty());
 
-    final String respRelayState = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_FORM_RELAYSTATE, false);
+    final String respRelayState = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_FORM_RELAYSTATE_PARAM, false);
     Assert.assertNull("RelayState parameter", respRelayState);
 
   }
 
-
   @Test
   public void encodeRequestSuccessEcdsa() throws MessageDecodingException, SecurityException,
       MessageEncodingException, XMLParserException, UnmarshallingException,
-      CredentialsNotAvailableException, ParserConfigurationException, SAXException, IOException, Pvp2Exception {
-    //build test data
+      CredentialsNotAvailableException, ParserConfigurationException, SAXException, IOException,
+      Pvp2Exception {
+    // build test data
     final String serviceUrl = "http://testservice.org";
     final String relayState = null;
     final RequestAbstractType authnReq = (RequestAbstractType) XMLObjectSupport.unmarshallFromInputStream(
@@ -282,8 +550,8 @@ public class RedirectBindingTest {
     bindingImpl.encodeRequest(httpReq, httpResp, authnReq, serviceUrl, relayState,
         credentialProvider.getIdpAssertionSigningCredential(), pendingReq);
 
-    //validate
-    //validate
+    // validate
+    // validate
     Assert.assertEquals("http StatusCode", 302, httpResp.getStatus());
     Assert.assertEquals("PVP msg is null", 0, httpResp.getContentLength());
 
@@ -295,34 +563,34 @@ public class RedirectBindingTest {
     Assert.assertFalse("Location header is empty", locationHeader.isEmpty());
 
     Assert.assertTrue("Wrong redirect URL",
-        locationHeader.startsWith(serviceUrl + "?" + HTTP_FORM_SAMLREQ));
+        locationHeader.startsWith(serviceUrl + "?" + HTTP_FORM_SAMLREQ_PARAM));
 
-    final String respSamlMsg = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_FORM_SAMLREQ, true);
+    final String respSamlMsg = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_FORM_SAMLREQ_PARAM, true);
     Assert.assertNotNull("Saml msg is null", respSamlMsg);
     Assert.assertFalse("Saml msg is empty", respSamlMsg.isEmpty());
 
-    final String sigAlg = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG, true);
+    final String sigAlg = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG_PARAM, true);
     Assert.assertNotNull("SigAlg is null", sigAlg);
     Assert.assertFalse("SigAlg is empty", sigAlg.isEmpty());
     Assert.assertEquals("SigAlg not match", PvpConstants.DEFAULT_SIGNING_METHODE_EC,
         URLDecoder.decode(sigAlg, "UTF-8"));
 
-    final String samlSig = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGNATURE, true);
+    final String samlSig = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGNATURE_PARAM, true);
     Assert.assertNotNull("Saml signature null", samlSig);
     Assert.assertFalse("Saml signature is empty", samlSig.isEmpty());
 
-    final String respRelayState = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_FORM_RELAYSTATE, false);
+    final String respRelayState = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_FORM_RELAYSTATE_PARAM, false);
     Assert.assertNull("RelayState parameter", respRelayState);
 
-
   }
 
   @Test
   public void encodeRequestSuccessWithRelayState() throws MessageDecodingException, SecurityException,
       MessageEncodingException, XMLParserException, UnmarshallingException,
-      CredentialsNotAvailableException, ParserConfigurationException, SAXException, IOException, Pvp2Exception {
+      CredentialsNotAvailableException, ParserConfigurationException, SAXException, IOException,
+      Pvp2Exception {
 
-    //build test data
+    // build test data
     final String serviceUrl = "http://testservice.org";
     final String relayState = RandomStringUtils.randomAlphabetic(10);
     final RequestAbstractType authnReq = (RequestAbstractType) XMLObjectSupport.unmarshallFromInputStream(
@@ -332,8 +600,7 @@ public class RedirectBindingTest {
     bindingImpl.encodeRequest(httpReq, httpResp, authnReq, serviceUrl, relayState,
         credentialProvider.getIdpMetaDataSigningCredential(), pendingReq);
 
-
-    //validate
+    // validate
     Assert.assertEquals("http StatusCode", 302, httpResp.getStatus());
     Assert.assertEquals("PVP msg is null", 0, httpResp.getContentLength());
 
@@ -345,36 +612,36 @@ public class RedirectBindingTest {
     Assert.assertFalse("Location header is empty", locationHeader.isEmpty());
 
     Assert.assertTrue("Wrong redirect URL",
-        locationHeader.startsWith(serviceUrl + "?" + HTTP_FORM_SAMLREQ));
+        locationHeader.startsWith(serviceUrl + "?" + HTTP_FORM_SAMLREQ_PARAM));
 
-    final String respSamlMsg = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_FORM_SAMLREQ, true);
+    final String respSamlMsg = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_FORM_SAMLREQ_PARAM, true);
     Assert.assertNotNull("Saml msg is null", respSamlMsg);
     Assert.assertFalse("Saml msg is empty", respSamlMsg.isEmpty());
 
-    final String sigAlg = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG, true);
+    final String sigAlg = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG_PARAM, true);
     Assert.assertNotNull("SigAlg is null", sigAlg);
     Assert.assertFalse("SigAlg is empty", sigAlg.isEmpty());
     Assert.assertEquals("SigAlg not match", PvpConstants.DEFAULT_SIGNING_METHODE_RSA,
         URLDecoder.decode(sigAlg, "UTF-8"));
 
-    final String samlSig = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGNATURE, true);
+    final String samlSig = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGNATURE_PARAM, true);
     Assert.assertNotNull("Saml signature null", samlSig);
     Assert.assertFalse("Saml signature is empty", samlSig.isEmpty());
 
-    final String respRelayState = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_FORM_RELAYSTATE, false);
+    final String respRelayState = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_FORM_RELAYSTATE_PARAM, false);
     Assert.assertNotNull("RelayState parameter", respRelayState);
     Assert.assertEquals("RelayState not match", relayState,
         URLDecoder.decode(respRelayState, "UTF-8"));
 
-
   }
 
   @Test
   public void encodeResponseSuccessWithRelayState() throws MessageDecodingException, SecurityException,
       MessageEncodingException, XMLParserException, UnmarshallingException,
-      CredentialsNotAvailableException, ParserConfigurationException, SAXException, IOException, Pvp2Exception {
+      CredentialsNotAvailableException, ParserConfigurationException, SAXException, IOException,
+      Pvp2Exception {
 
-    //build test data
+    // build test data
     final String serviceUrl = "http://testservice.org";
     final String relayState = RandomStringUtils.randomAlphabetic(10);
     final StatusResponseType authnReq = (StatusResponseType) XMLObjectSupport.unmarshallFromInputStream(
@@ -384,8 +651,7 @@ public class RedirectBindingTest {
     bindingImpl.encodeResponse(httpReq, httpResp, authnReq, serviceUrl, relayState,
         credentialProvider.getIdpMetaDataSigningCredential(), pendingReq);
 
-
-    //validate
+    // validate
     Assert.assertEquals("http StatusCode", 302, httpResp.getStatus());
     Assert.assertEquals("PVP msg is null", 0, httpResp.getContentLength());
 
@@ -397,23 +663,23 @@ public class RedirectBindingTest {
     Assert.assertFalse("Location header is empty", locationHeader.isEmpty());
 
     Assert.assertTrue("Wrong redirect URL",
-        locationHeader.startsWith(serviceUrl + "?" + HTTP_FORM_SAMLRESP));
+        locationHeader.startsWith(serviceUrl + "?" + HTTP_FORM_SAMLRESP_PARM));
 
-    final String respSamlMsg = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_FORM_SAMLRESP, true);
+    final String respSamlMsg = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_FORM_SAMLRESP_PARM, true);
     Assert.assertNotNull("Saml msg is null", respSamlMsg);
     Assert.assertFalse("Saml msg is empty", respSamlMsg.isEmpty());
 
-    final String sigAlg = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG, true);
+    final String sigAlg = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG_PARAM, true);
     Assert.assertNotNull("SigAlg is null", sigAlg);
     Assert.assertFalse("SigAlg is empty", sigAlg.isEmpty());
     Assert.assertEquals("SigAlg not match", PvpConstants.DEFAULT_SIGNING_METHODE_RSA,
         URLDecoder.decode(sigAlg, "UTF-8"));
 
-    final String samlSig = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGNATURE, true);
+    final String samlSig = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGNATURE_PARAM, true);
     Assert.assertNotNull("Saml signature null", samlSig);
     Assert.assertFalse("Saml signature is empty", samlSig.isEmpty());
 
-    final String respRelayState = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_FORM_RELAYSTATE, false);
+    final String respRelayState = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_FORM_RELAYSTATE_PARAM, false);
     Assert.assertNotNull("RelayState parameter", respRelayState);
     Assert.assertEquals("RelayState not match", relayState,
         URLDecoder.decode(respRelayState, "UTF-8"));
@@ -423,9 +689,10 @@ public class RedirectBindingTest {
   @Test
   public void encodeResponseSuccess() throws MessageDecodingException, SecurityException,
       MessageEncodingException, XMLParserException, UnmarshallingException,
-      CredentialsNotAvailableException, ParserConfigurationException, SAXException, IOException, Pvp2Exception {
+      CredentialsNotAvailableException, ParserConfigurationException, SAXException, IOException,
+      Pvp2Exception {
 
-    //build test data
+    // build test data
     final String serviceUrl = "http://testservice.org";
     final String relayState = null;
     final StatusResponseType authnReq = (StatusResponseType) XMLObjectSupport.unmarshallFromInputStream(
@@ -435,8 +702,7 @@ public class RedirectBindingTest {
     bindingImpl.encodeResponse(httpReq, httpResp, authnReq, serviceUrl, relayState,
         credentialProvider.getIdpMetaDataSigningCredential(), pendingReq);
 
-
-    //validate
+    // validate
     Assert.assertEquals("http StatusCode", 302, httpResp.getStatus());
     Assert.assertEquals("PVP msg is null", 0, httpResp.getContentLength());
 
@@ -448,23 +714,23 @@ public class RedirectBindingTest {
     Assert.assertFalse("Location header is empty", locationHeader.isEmpty());
 
     Assert.assertTrue("Wrong redirect URL",
-        locationHeader.startsWith(serviceUrl + "?" + HTTP_FORM_SAMLRESP));
+        locationHeader.startsWith(serviceUrl + "?" + HTTP_FORM_SAMLRESP_PARM));
 
-    final String respSamlMsg = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_FORM_SAMLRESP, true);
+    final String respSamlMsg = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_FORM_SAMLRESP_PARM, true);
     Assert.assertNotNull("Saml msg is null", respSamlMsg);
     Assert.assertFalse("Saml msg is empty", respSamlMsg.isEmpty());
 
-    final String sigAlg = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG, true);
+    final String sigAlg = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGALG_PARAM, true);
     Assert.assertNotNull("SigAlg is null", sigAlg);
     Assert.assertFalse("SigAlg is empty", sigAlg.isEmpty());
     Assert.assertEquals("SigAlg not match", PvpConstants.DEFAULT_SIGNING_METHODE_RSA,
         URLDecoder.decode(sigAlg, "UTF-8"));
 
-    final String samlSig = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGNATURE, true);
+    final String samlSig = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_REDIRECT_SIGNATURE_PARAM, true);
     Assert.assertNotNull("Saml signature null", samlSig);
     Assert.assertFalse("Saml signature is empty", samlSig.isEmpty());
 
-    final String respRelayState = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_FORM_RELAYSTATE, false);
+    final String respRelayState = checkMessagePart(locationHeader, HTTP_FORM_RELAYSTATE_PARAM, false);
     Assert.assertNull("RelayState parameter", respRelayState);
 
   }
@@ -490,4 +756,45 @@ public class RedirectBindingTest {
 
   }
 
+  private String generateAuthnRequest(EaafX509Credential credential) throws Pvp2Exception,
+      XMLParserException, UnmarshallingException {
+    final MockHttpServletRequest intHttpReq = new MockHttpServletRequest();
+    final MockHttpServletResponse intHttpResp = new MockHttpServletResponse();
+
+    final RequestAbstractType authnReq = (RequestAbstractType) XMLObjectSupport.unmarshallFromInputStream(
+        XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport.getParserPool(),
+        RedirectBindingTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/AuthRequest_without_sig_1.xml"));
+    authnReq.setIssueInstant(DateTime.now());
+
+    bindingImpl.encodeRequest(intHttpReq, intHttpResp, authnReq, "http://testservice.org", null,
+        credential, pendingReq);
+
+    Assert.assertEquals("http StatusCode", 302, intHttpResp.getStatus());
+    final String locationHeader = intHttpResp.getHeader("Location");
+    Assert.assertNotNull("Location header is null", locationHeader);
+    return locationHeader.split("\\?")[1];
+
+  }
+
+  private String generateResponse(EaafX509Credential credential) throws Pvp2Exception,
+      XMLParserException, UnmarshallingException {
+    new MockHttpServletRequest();
+    final MockHttpServletRequest intHttpReq = new MockHttpServletRequest();
+    final MockHttpServletResponse intHttpResp = new MockHttpServletResponse();
+
+    final StatusResponseType authnReq = (StatusResponseType) XMLObjectSupport.unmarshallFromInputStream(
+        XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport.getParserPool(),
+        RedirectBindingTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/Response_without_sig_1.xml"));
+    authnReq.setIssueInstant(DateTime.now());
+
+    bindingImpl.encodeResponse(intHttpReq, intHttpResp, authnReq, "http://testservice.org", null,
+        credential, pendingReq);
+
+    Assert.assertEquals("http StatusCode", 302, intHttpResp.getStatus());
+    final String locationHeader = intHttpResp.getHeader("Location");
+    Assert.assertNotNull("Location header is null", locationHeader);
+    return locationHeader.split("\\?")[1];
+
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/test/binding/SoapBindingTest.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/test/binding/SoapBindingTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1125d30e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/test/binding/SoapBindingTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,214 @@
+package at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.test.binding;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
+
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.IRequest;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.idp.module.test.TestRequestImpl;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.message.InboundMessageInterface;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IPvp2MetadataProvider;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.CredentialsNotAvailableException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.Pvp2Exception;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.binding.SoapBinding;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.metadata.PvpMetadataResolverFactory;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.opensaml.initialize.EaafOpenSaml3xInitializer;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.utils.Saml2Utils;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.validation.EaafUriCompare;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.test.dummy.DummyCredentialProvider;
+
+import org.joda.time.DateTime;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.opensaml.core.xml.config.XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport;
+import org.opensaml.core.xml.io.Marshaller;
+import org.opensaml.core.xml.io.MarshallingException;
+import org.opensaml.core.xml.io.UnmarshallingException;
+import org.opensaml.core.xml.util.XMLObjectSupport;
+import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.RequestAbstractType;
+import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.StatusResponseType;
+import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.metadata.SPSSODescriptor;
+import org.opensaml.soap.soap11.Envelope;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest;
+import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletResponse;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.test.context.TestPropertySource;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
+
+import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.logic.Constraint;
+import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.net.URIComparator;
+import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.xml.SerializeSupport;
+import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.xml.XMLParserException;
+
+@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
+@ContextConfiguration({"/spring/test_eaaf_pvp.beans.xml"})
+@TestPropertySource(locations = {"/config/config_1.props"})
+public class SoapBindingTest {
+
+  @Autowired private SoapBinding bindingImpl;
+  @Autowired private PvpMetadataResolverFactory metadataResolverFactory;
+  @Autowired private DummyCredentialProvider credentialProvider;
+
+  protected MockHttpServletRequest httpReq;
+  protected MockHttpServletResponse httpResp;
+  protected IRequest pendingReq;
+
+  /**
+   * JUnit class initializer.
+   *
+   * @throws Exception In case of an OpenSAML3 initialization error
+   */
+  @BeforeClass
+  public static void classInitializer() throws Exception {
+    EaafOpenSaml3xInitializer.eaafInitialize();
+
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Test initializer.
+   *
+   */
+  @Before
+  public void initialize() {
+    httpReq = new MockHttpServletRequest();
+    httpResp = new MockHttpServletResponse();
+
+    pendingReq = new TestRequestImpl();
+
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void withoutSig() throws Pvp2Exception, MarshallingException, XMLParserException, UnmarshallingException {
+    final String serviceUrl = "https://localhost/pvp2/post";
+    final IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider =
+        metadataResolverFactory.createMetadataProvider(
+            "classpath:/data/pvp_metadata_junit_keystore.xml", null, "jUnit metadata resolver", null);
+    final URIComparator comparator = new EaafUriCompare(serviceUrl);
+
+    final RequestAbstractType payload = (RequestAbstractType) XMLObjectSupport.unmarshallFromInputStream(
+        XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport.getParserPool(),
+        PostBindingTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/AuthRequest_without_sig_1.xml"));
+    payload.setIssueInstant(DateTime.now());
+    final Envelope enveloped = Saml2Utils.buildSoap11Envelope(payload);
+    final Marshaller marshaller = Constraint.isNotNull(
+        XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport.getMarshallerFactory().getMarshaller(enveloped),
+        "SOAP Envelope marshaller not available");
+    final ByteArrayOutputStream arrayOut = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+    SerializeSupport.writeNode(marshaller.marshall(enveloped), arrayOut);
+    httpReq.setMethod("POST");
+    httpReq.setContentType("text/xml");
+    httpReq.setContent(arrayOut.toByteArray());
+
+
+    try {
+      bindingImpl.decode(httpReq, httpResp, metadataProvider,
+          SPSSODescriptor.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME, comparator);
+      Assert.fail("Missing signature not detected");
+
+    } catch (final Pvp2Exception e) {
+      Assert.assertEquals("Wrong errorCode", "internal.pvp.02", e.getErrorId());
+
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void wrongSignature() throws Pvp2Exception, MarshallingException, XMLParserException, UnmarshallingException {
+    final String serviceUrl = "https://localhost/pvp2/post";
+    final IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider =
+        metadataResolverFactory.createMetadataProvider(
+            "classpath:/data/pvp_metadata_junit_keystore.xml", null, "jUnit metadata resolver", null);
+    final URIComparator comparator = new EaafUriCompare(serviceUrl);
+
+    final RequestAbstractType payload = (RequestAbstractType) XMLObjectSupport.unmarshallFromInputStream(
+        XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport.getParserPool(),
+        PostBindingTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/AuthRequest_with_sig_1.xml"));
+    payload.setIssueInstant(DateTime.now());
+    final Envelope enveloped = Saml2Utils.buildSoap11Envelope(payload);
+    final Marshaller marshaller = Constraint.isNotNull(
+        XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport.getMarshallerFactory().getMarshaller(enveloped),
+        "SOAP Envelope marshaller not available");
+    final ByteArrayOutputStream arrayOut = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+    SerializeSupport.writeNode(marshaller.marshall(enveloped), arrayOut);
+    httpReq.setMethod("POST");
+    httpReq.setContentType("text/xml");
+    httpReq.setContent(arrayOut.toByteArray());
+
+
+    try {
+      bindingImpl.decode(httpReq, httpResp, metadataProvider,
+          SPSSODescriptor.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME, comparator);
+      Assert.fail("Missing signature not detected");
+
+    } catch (final Pvp2Exception e) {
+      Assert.assertEquals("Wrong errorCode", "internal.pvp.10", e.getErrorId());
+
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void validSignature() throws Pvp2Exception, MarshallingException, XMLParserException,
+      UnmarshallingException, CredentialsNotAvailableException {
+    final String serviceUrl = "https://localhost/pvp2/post";
+    final IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider =
+        metadataResolverFactory.createMetadataProvider(
+            "classpath:/data/pvp_metadata_junit_keystore.xml", null, "jUnit metadata resolver", null);
+    final URIComparator comparator = new EaafUriCompare(serviceUrl);
+
+    final RequestAbstractType payload = (RequestAbstractType) XMLObjectSupport.unmarshallFromInputStream(
+        XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport.getParserPool(),
+        PostBindingTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/AuthRequest_with_sig_1.xml"));
+    payload.setIssueInstant(DateTime.now());
+    final RequestAbstractType signedPayload = Saml2Utils.signSamlObject(
+        payload, credentialProvider.getIdpMetaDataSigningCredential(), true);
+
+    final Envelope enveloped = Saml2Utils.buildSoap11Envelope(signedPayload);
+    final Marshaller marshaller = Constraint.isNotNull(
+        XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport.getMarshallerFactory().getMarshaller(enveloped),
+        "SOAP Envelope marshaller not available");
+    final ByteArrayOutputStream arrayOut = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+    SerializeSupport.writeNode(marshaller.marshall(enveloped), arrayOut);
+    httpReq.setMethod("POST");
+    httpReq.setContentType("text/xml");
+    httpReq.setContent(arrayOut.toByteArray());
+
+
+    final InboundMessageInterface msg =
+        bindingImpl.decode(httpReq, httpResp, metadataProvider,
+            SPSSODescriptor.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME, comparator);
+
+    Assert.assertNotNull("Inbound msg is null", msg);
+    Assert.assertNotNull("AuthnReq is null", msg.getInboundMessage());
+    Assert.assertNotNull("EntityId is null", msg.getEntityID());
+    Assert.assertEquals("EntityId not match", "https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_demologin/", msg.getEntityID());
+    Assert.assertTrue("Wrong isVerified flag", msg.isVerified());
+
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void encodeResponse() throws XMLParserException, UnmarshallingException,
+      Pvp2Exception, CredentialsNotAvailableException, UnsupportedEncodingException {
+    final String serviceUrl = "http://testservice.org";
+
+    final StatusResponseType response = (StatusResponseType) XMLObjectSupport.unmarshallFromInputStream(
+        XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport.getParserPool(),
+        PostBindingTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/Response_without_sig_1.xml"));
+
+    bindingImpl.encodeResponse(httpReq, httpResp, response, serviceUrl, null,
+        credentialProvider.getIdpMetaDataSigningCredential(), pendingReq);
+
+    Assert.assertEquals("http StatusCode", 200, httpResp.getStatus());
+    Assert.assertNotNull("PVP msg is null", httpResp.getContentLength());
+
+    Assert.assertEquals("ContentType", "text/xml", httpResp.getContentType());
+    Assert.assertEquals("Encoding", "UTF-8", httpResp.getCharacterEncoding());
+
+    final String http = httpResp.getContentAsString();
+    Assert.assertNotNull("http body is null", http);
+    Assert.assertFalse("http body is empty", http.isEmpty());
+
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/test/metadata/MetadataBuilderTest.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/test/metadata/MetadataBuilderTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2d46f102
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/test/metadata/MetadataBuilderTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,298 @@
+package at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.test.metadata;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
+import java.security.cert.CertificateException;
+import java.security.cert.CertificateFactory;
+import java.security.cert.X509Certificate;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
+import javax.xml.transform.TransformerException;
+import javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactoryConfigurationError;
+
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.exceptions.EaafException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.credential.EaafX509Credential;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IPvpMetadataBuilderConfiguration;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.CredentialsNotAvailableException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.builder.PvpMetadataBuilder;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.opensaml.initialize.EaafOpenSaml3xInitializer;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.test.dummy.DummyCredentialProvider;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.RandomStringUtils;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.opensaml.core.xml.config.XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport;
+import org.opensaml.core.xml.io.MarshallingException;
+import org.opensaml.core.xml.io.UnmarshallingException;
+import org.opensaml.core.xml.util.XMLObjectSupport;
+import org.opensaml.saml.common.xml.SAMLConstants;
+import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.Attribute;
+import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.NameIDType;
+import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.metadata.ContactPerson;
+import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.metadata.EntityDescriptor;
+import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.metadata.Organization;
+import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.metadata.RequestedAttribute;
+import org.opensaml.saml.security.impl.SAMLSignatureProfileValidator;
+import org.opensaml.security.SecurityException;
+import org.opensaml.security.credential.Credential;
+import org.opensaml.security.x509.BasicX509Credential;
+import org.opensaml.xmlsec.signature.support.SignatureException;
+import org.opensaml.xmlsec.signature.support.SignatureValidator;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.test.context.TestPropertySource;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
+
+import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.xml.XMLParserException;
+
+
+
+
+
+@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
+@ContextConfiguration({ "/spring/test_eaaf_pvp.beans.xml" })
+@TestPropertySource(locations = { "/config/config_1.props" })
+public class MetadataBuilderTest {
+
+  @Autowired private PvpMetadataBuilder metadataBuilder;
+  @Autowired private DummyCredentialProvider credentialProvider;
+
+  private static CertificateFactory fact;
+
+  /**
+   * JUnit class initializer.
+   *
+   * @throws Exception In case of an OpenSAML3 initialization error
+   */
+  @BeforeClass
+  public static void classInitializer() throws Exception {
+    EaafOpenSaml3xInitializer.eaafInitialize();
+
+    fact = CertificateFactory.getInstance("X.509");
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void buildIdpMetadata() throws CredentialsNotAvailableException, EaafException,
+      SecurityException, TransformerFactoryConfigurationError, MarshallingException,
+      TransformerException, ParserConfigurationException, IOException, SignatureException,
+      XMLParserException, UnmarshallingException, CertificateException {
+
+    final IPvpMetadataBuilderConfiguration config = idpMetadataConfig(false, true);
+
+    //generate metadata
+    final String metadata = metadataBuilder.buildPvpMetadata(config);
+
+    //validate
+    final EntityDescriptor entity = validateMetadata(metadata);
+    Assert.assertNotNull("IDPSSODescr. is null", entity.getIDPSSODescriptor(SAMLConstants.SAML20P_NS));
+    Assert.assertNull("IDPSSODescr. is null", entity.getSPSSODescriptor(SAMLConstants.SAML20P_NS));
+
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void buildSpMetadata() throws CredentialsNotAvailableException, EaafException,
+      SecurityException, TransformerFactoryConfigurationError, MarshallingException,
+      TransformerException, ParserConfigurationException, IOException, SignatureException,
+      XMLParserException, UnmarshallingException, CertificateException {
+
+    final IPvpMetadataBuilderConfiguration config = idpMetadataConfig(true, false);
+
+    //generate metadata
+    final String metadata = metadataBuilder.buildPvpMetadata(config);
+
+    //validate
+    final EntityDescriptor entity = validateMetadata(metadata);
+    Assert.assertNull("IDPSSODescr. is null", entity.getIDPSSODescriptor(SAMLConstants.SAML20P_NS));
+    Assert.assertNotNull("IDPSSODescr. is null", entity.getSPSSODescriptor(SAMLConstants.SAML20P_NS));
+
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void buildSpAndIdpMetadata() throws CredentialsNotAvailableException, EaafException,
+      SecurityException, TransformerFactoryConfigurationError, MarshallingException,
+      TransformerException, ParserConfigurationException, IOException, SignatureException,
+      XMLParserException, UnmarshallingException, CertificateException {
+
+    final IPvpMetadataBuilderConfiguration config = idpMetadataConfig(true, true);
+
+    //generate metadata
+    final String metadata = metadataBuilder.buildPvpMetadata(config);
+
+    //validate
+    final EntityDescriptor entity = validateMetadata(metadata);
+    Assert.assertNotNull("IDPSSODescr. is null", entity.getIDPSSODescriptor(SAMLConstants.SAML20P_NS));
+    Assert.assertNotNull("IDPSSODescr. is null", entity.getSPSSODescriptor(SAMLConstants.SAML20P_NS));
+
+  }
+
+  private EntityDescriptor validateMetadata(String metadata) throws UnsupportedEncodingException,
+      XMLParserException, UnmarshallingException, SignatureException, CertificateException {
+    Assert.assertNotNull("Metadata is null", metadata);
+    Assert.assertFalse("Metadata is empty", metadata.isEmpty());
+
+    final EntityDescriptor entity = (EntityDescriptor) XMLObjectSupport.unmarshallFromInputStream(
+        XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport.getParserPool(),
+        new ByteArrayInputStream(metadata.getBytes("UTF-8")));
+
+    Assert.assertNotNull("Unmarshalling failed", entity);
+    Assert.assertNotNull("EntityId is null", entity.getEntityID());
+
+    Assert.assertNotNull("Signature is null", entity.getSignature());
+    final SAMLSignatureProfileValidator sigValidator = new SAMLSignatureProfileValidator();
+    sigValidator.validate(entity.getSignature());
+
+    final Credential cred = new BasicX509Credential((X509Certificate) fact.generateCertificate(
+        MetadataResolverTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/junit_metadata_sig_cert.crt")));
+    SignatureValidator.validate(entity.getSignature(), cred);
+
+    return entity;
+  }
+
+  private IPvpMetadataBuilderConfiguration idpMetadataConfig(boolean buildSpInfos, boolean buildIdpInfos) {
+    return new IPvpMetadataBuilderConfiguration() {
+
+      @Override
+      public boolean wantAuthnRequestSigned() {
+        return true;
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public boolean wantAssertionSigned() {
+        return true;
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public String getSpSloSoapBindingUrl() {
+        return RandomStringUtils.randomAlphabetic(10);
+
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public String getSpSloRedirectBindingUrl() {
+        return RandomStringUtils.randomAlphabetic(10);
+
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public String getSpSloPostBindingUrl() {
+        return RandomStringUtils.randomAlphabetic(10);
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public Collection<RequestedAttribute> getSpRequiredAttributes() {
+        return null;
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public String getSpNameForLogging() {
+        return RandomStringUtils.randomAlphabetic(10);
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public String getSpAssertionConsumerServiceRedirectBindingUrl() {
+        return RandomStringUtils.randomAlphabetic(10);
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public String getSpAssertionConsumerServicePostBindingUrl() {
+        return RandomStringUtils.randomAlphabetic(10);
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public List<String> getSpAllowedNameIdTypes() {
+        return Arrays.asList(NameIDType.PERSISTENT);
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public Credential getRequestorResponseSigningCredentials() throws CredentialsNotAvailableException {
+        return credentialProvider.getIdpAssertionSigningCredential();
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public Organization getOrgansiationInformation() {
+        return null;
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public int getMetadataValidUntil() {
+        return 10;
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public EaafX509Credential getMetadataSigningCredentials() throws CredentialsNotAvailableException {
+        return credentialProvider.getIdpMetaDataSigningCredential();
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public String getIdpWebSsoRedirectBindingUrl() {
+        return RandomStringUtils.randomAlphabetic(10);
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public String getIdpWebSsoPostBindingUrl() {
+        return RandomStringUtils.randomAlphabetic(10);
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public String getIdpSloRedirectBindingUrl() {
+        return RandomStringUtils.randomAlphabetic(10);
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public String getIdpSloPostBindingUrl() {
+        return RandomStringUtils.randomAlphabetic(10);
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public List<String> getIdpPossibleNameIdTypes() {
+        return Arrays.asList(NameIDType.PERSISTENT);
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public List<Attribute> getIdpPossibleAttributes() {
+        return null;
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public String getEntityID() {
+        return RandomStringUtils.randomAlphabetic(10);
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public String getEntityFriendlyName() {
+        return RandomStringUtils.randomAlphabetic(10);
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public Credential getEncryptionCredentials() throws CredentialsNotAvailableException {
+        return credentialProvider.getIdpAssertionSigningCredential();
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public List<ContactPerson> getContactPersonInformation() {
+        return null;
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public boolean buildSpSsoDescriptor() {
+        return buildSpInfos;
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public boolean buildIdpSsoDescriptor() {
+        return buildIdpInfos;
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public boolean buildEntitiesDescriptorAsRootElement() {
+        return false;
+      }
+    };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/test/metadata/MetadataResolverTest.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/test/metadata/MetadataResolverTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f40fbc74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/test/metadata/MetadataResolverTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,725 @@
+package at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.test.metadata;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
+import java.security.cert.CertificateException;
+import java.security.cert.CertificateFactory;
+import java.security.cert.X509Certificate;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import javax.xml.transform.TransformerException;
+
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.utils.IHttpClientFactory;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IPvp2MetadataProvider;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.CredentialsNotAvailableException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.Pvp2InternalErrorException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.Pvp2MetadataException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.SamlSigningException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.metadata.PvpMetadataResolverFactory;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.opensaml.initialize.EaafOpenSaml3xInitializer;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.utils.Saml2Utils;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.validation.TrustEngineFactory;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.validation.metadata.PvpEntityCategoryFilter;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.validation.metadata.SchemaValidationFilter;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.validation.metadata.SimpleMetadataSignatureVerificationFilter;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.test.dummy.DummyCredentialProvider;
+
+import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
+import org.joda.time.DateTime;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.opensaml.core.config.ConfigurationService;
+import org.opensaml.core.criterion.EntityIdCriterion;
+import org.opensaml.core.xml.config.XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport;
+import org.opensaml.core.xml.io.MarshallingException;
+import org.opensaml.core.xml.io.UnmarshallingException;
+import org.opensaml.core.xml.util.XMLObjectSupport;
+import org.opensaml.saml.common.xml.SAMLConstants;
+import org.opensaml.saml.criterion.EntityRoleCriterion;
+import org.opensaml.saml.metadata.resolver.filter.MetadataFilter;
+import org.opensaml.saml.metadata.resolver.filter.MetadataFilterChain;
+import org.opensaml.saml.metadata.resolver.filter.impl.RequiredValidUntilFilter;
+import org.opensaml.saml.metadata.resolver.impl.PredicateRoleDescriptorResolver;
+import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.metadata.EntityDescriptor;
+import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.metadata.RequestedAttribute;
+import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.metadata.SPSSODescriptor;
+import org.opensaml.saml.security.impl.MetadataCredentialResolver;
+import org.opensaml.security.credential.Credential;
+import org.opensaml.security.credential.UsageType;
+import org.opensaml.security.criteria.UsageCriterion;
+import org.opensaml.security.x509.BasicX509Credential;
+import org.opensaml.xmlsec.SignatureValidationConfiguration;
+import org.opensaml.xmlsec.SignatureValidationParameters;
+import org.opensaml.xmlsec.keyinfo.KeyInfoCredentialResolver;
+import org.opensaml.xmlsec.keyinfo.impl.BasicProviderKeyInfoCredentialResolver;
+import org.opensaml.xmlsec.keyinfo.impl.KeyInfoProvider;
+import org.opensaml.xmlsec.keyinfo.impl.provider.DSAKeyValueProvider;
+import org.opensaml.xmlsec.keyinfo.impl.provider.InlineX509DataProvider;
+import org.opensaml.xmlsec.keyinfo.impl.provider.RSAKeyValueProvider;
+import org.opensaml.xmlsec.signature.support.SignatureValidationParametersCriterion;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.test.context.TestPropertySource;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
+import org.w3c.dom.Element;
+
+import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.component.ComponentInitializationException;
+import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.resolver.CriteriaSet;
+import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.resolver.ResolverException;
+import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.xml.SerializeSupport;
+import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.xml.XMLParserException;
+import okhttp3.HttpUrl;
+import okhttp3.mockwebserver.MockResponse;
+import okhttp3.mockwebserver.MockWebServer;
+
+@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
+@ContextConfiguration({ "/spring/test_eaaf_pvp.beans.xml" })
+@TestPropertySource(locations = { "/config/config_1.props" })
+public class MetadataResolverTest {
+
+  private static MockWebServer mockWebServer;
+  private static HttpUrl mockServerUrl;
+
+  @Autowired
+  private PvpMetadataResolverFactory metadataResolverFactory;
+  @Autowired
+  private IHttpClientFactory httpClientFactory;
+  @Autowired private DummyCredentialProvider credentialProvider;
+
+  /**
+   * JUnit class initializer.
+   *
+   * @throws Exception In case of an OpenSAML3 initialization error
+   */
+  @BeforeClass
+  public static void classInitializer() throws Exception {
+    EaafOpenSaml3xInitializer.eaafInitialize();
+    mockWebServer = new MockWebServer();
+    mockServerUrl = mockWebServer.url("/sp/metadata");
+
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Single test initializer.
+   *
+   */
+  @Before
+  public void testInitializer() {
+
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void wrongSchema() {
+    final List<MetadataFilter> filterList = new ArrayList<>();
+    filterList.add(new SchemaValidationFilter(true));
+
+    final MetadataFilterChain filterChain = new MetadataFilterChain();
+    filterChain.setFilters(filterList);
+
+    try {
+      metadataResolverFactory.createMetadataProvider(
+          "classpath:/data/pvp_metadata_wrong_schema.xml",
+          filterChain, "jUnit test", null);
+      Assert.fail("Wrong XML Schema not detected");
+
+    } catch (final Pvp2MetadataException e) {
+      Assert.assertEquals("Wrong ErrorCode", "internal.pvp.08", e.getErrorId());
+      Assert.assertNotNull("params null", e.getParams());
+      Assert.assertEquals("Params size", 2, e.getParams().length);
+      Assert.assertEquals("Param[0] wrong",
+          "classpath:/data/pvp_metadata_wrong_schema.xml", e.getParams()[0]);
+
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void simpleClasspathMetadataWithoutSigValidation()
+      throws Pvp2MetadataException, ComponentInitializationException, ResolverException,
+      Pvp2InternalErrorException {
+    final List<MetadataFilter> filterList = new ArrayList<>();
+    filterList.add(new SchemaValidationFilter(true));
+
+    final MetadataFilterChain filterChain = new MetadataFilterChain();
+    filterChain.setFilters(filterList);
+
+    final IPvp2MetadataProvider mdResolver = metadataResolverFactory.createMetadataProvider(
+        "classpath:/data/pvp_metadata_wrong_sig.xml",
+        filterChain, "jUnit test", null);
+
+    final EntityDescriptor entityIdNotExists = mdResolver.getEntityDescriptor(
+        "https://demo.egiz.gv.at/notExtist/");
+    Assert.assertNull("No EntityDescripter", entityIdNotExists);
+
+    final EntityDescriptor entityId = mdResolver.getEntityDescriptor(
+        "https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_demologin/");
+    Assert.assertNotNull("No EntityDescripter", entityId);
+
+    Assert.assertNotNull("Metadata provider is null", mdResolver);
+    final MetadataCredentialResolver resolver = createKeyInfoResolver(mdResolver);
+
+    final CriteriaSet criteriaSet = new CriteriaSet();
+    criteriaSet.add(new EntityIdCriterion("https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_demologin/"));
+    criteriaSet.add(new EntityRoleCriterion(SPSSODescriptor.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME));
+    criteriaSet.add(new UsageCriterion(UsageType.SIGNING));
+    final SignatureValidationParameters sigValCrit = new SignatureValidationParameters();
+    sigValCrit.setBlacklistedAlgorithms(
+        ConfigurationService.get(SignatureValidationConfiguration.class)
+            .getBlacklistedAlgorithms());
+    sigValCrit.setSignatureTrustEngine(
+        TrustEngineFactory.getSignatureKnownKeysTrustEngine(mdResolver));
+    criteriaSet.add(new SignatureValidationParametersCriterion(sigValCrit));
+
+    final Iterable<Credential> keyInfos = resolver.resolve(criteriaSet);
+    Assert.assertNotNull("KeyInfos null", keyInfos);
+
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void noCredentials() {
+    final String metadataUrl = "classpath:/data/pvp_metadata_moaid_test.xml";
+
+    final List<BasicX509Credential> credentials = new ArrayList<>();
+
+    final List<MetadataFilter> filterList = new ArrayList<>();
+    filterList.add(new SchemaValidationFilter(true));
+
+    filterList.add(new SimpleMetadataSignatureVerificationFilter(
+        credentials,
+        metadataUrl));
+
+    final MetadataFilterChain filterChain = new MetadataFilterChain();
+    filterChain.setFilters(filterList);
+
+    try {
+      metadataResolverFactory.createMetadataProvider(
+          metadataUrl,
+          filterChain, "jUnit test", null);
+      Assert.fail("Untrusted signature not detected");
+
+    } catch (final Pvp2MetadataException e) {
+      Assert.assertEquals("Wrong errorCode", "internal.pvp.07", e.getErrorId());
+
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void wrongCredentials() throws CertificateException {
+    final String metadataUrl = "classpath:/data/pvp_metadata_moaid_test.xml";
+
+    final List<BasicX509Credential> credentials = new ArrayList<>();
+    final CertificateFactory fact = CertificateFactory.getInstance("X.509");
+    final BasicX509Credential credential = new BasicX509Credential((X509Certificate) fact.generateCertificate(
+        MetadataResolverTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/assertion_sig_cert.crt")));
+    credentials.add(credential);
+
+    final List<MetadataFilter> filterList = new ArrayList<>();
+    filterList.add(new SchemaValidationFilter(true));
+
+    filterList.add(new SimpleMetadataSignatureVerificationFilter(
+        credentials,
+        metadataUrl));
+
+    final MetadataFilterChain filterChain = new MetadataFilterChain();
+    filterChain.setFilters(filterList);
+
+    try {
+      metadataResolverFactory.createMetadataProvider(
+          metadataUrl,
+          filterChain, "jUnit test", null);
+      Assert.fail("Untrusted signature not detected");
+
+    } catch (final Pvp2MetadataException e) {
+      Assert.assertEquals("Wrong errorCode", "internal.pvp.07", e.getErrorId());
+
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void validCredentialsInvalidSig() throws CertificateException, Pvp2MetadataException,
+      ResolverException {
+    final String metadataUrl = "classpath:/data/pvp_metadata_moaid_test.xml";
+
+    final List<BasicX509Credential> credentials = new ArrayList<>();
+    final CertificateFactory fact = CertificateFactory.getInstance("X.509");
+    credentials.add(new BasicX509Credential((X509Certificate) fact.generateCertificate(
+        MetadataResolverTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/assertion_sig_cert.crt"))));
+    credentials.add(new BasicX509Credential((X509Certificate) fact.generateCertificate(
+        MetadataResolverTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/metadata_sig_cert.crt"))));
+
+    final List<MetadataFilter> filterList = new ArrayList<>();
+    filterList.add(new SchemaValidationFilter(true));
+
+    filterList.add(new SimpleMetadataSignatureVerificationFilter(
+        credentials,
+        metadataUrl));
+
+    final MetadataFilterChain filterChain = new MetadataFilterChain();
+    filterChain.setFilters(filterList);
+    try {
+      metadataResolverFactory.createMetadataProvider(
+          metadataUrl,
+          filterChain, "jUnit test", null);
+      Assert.fail("Untrusted signature not detected");
+
+    } catch (final Pvp2MetadataException e) {
+      Assert.assertEquals("Wrong errorCode", "internal.pvp.07", e.getErrorId());
+
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void metadataSignatureValidCredentials() throws CertificateException, Pvp2MetadataException,
+      ResolverException, XMLParserException, UnmarshallingException, SamlSigningException,
+      CredentialsNotAvailableException, MarshallingException, TransformerException, IOException {
+
+    final String metadataUrl = "classpath:/data/pvp_metadata_valid.xml";
+
+    final List<BasicX509Credential> credentials = new ArrayList<>();
+    final CertificateFactory fact = CertificateFactory.getInstance("X.509");
+    credentials.add(new BasicX509Credential((X509Certificate) fact.generateCertificate(
+        MetadataResolverTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/metadata_sig_cert.crt"))));
+    credentials.add(new BasicX509Credential((X509Certificate) fact.generateCertificate(
+        MetadataResolverTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/assertion_sig_cert.crt"))));
+    credentials.add(new BasicX509Credential((X509Certificate) fact.generateCertificate(
+        MetadataResolverTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/junit_metadata_sig_cert.crt"))));
+
+    final List<MetadataFilter> filterList = new ArrayList<>();
+    filterList.add(new SchemaValidationFilter(true));
+    filterList.add(new SimpleMetadataSignatureVerificationFilter(
+        credentials,
+        metadataUrl));
+    filterList.add(new PvpEntityCategoryFilter(true));
+
+    final MetadataFilterChain filterChain = new MetadataFilterChain();
+    filterChain.setFilters(filterList);
+
+    final IPvp2MetadataProvider mdResolver = metadataResolverFactory.createMetadataProvider(
+        metadataUrl,
+        filterChain, "jUnit test", httpClientFactory.getHttpClient());
+
+    final EntityDescriptor entityIdNotExists = mdResolver.getEntityDescriptor(
+        "https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_moaid-2.0/sp/eid/metadata");
+    Assert.assertNotNull("No EntityDescripter", entityIdNotExists);
+
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void metadataSignatureValidCredentialsSecond() throws CertificateException, Pvp2MetadataException,
+      ResolverException, XMLParserException, UnmarshallingException, SamlSigningException,
+      CredentialsNotAvailableException, MarshallingException, TransformerException, IOException {
+
+    final EntityDescriptor metadata = (EntityDescriptor) XMLObjectSupport.unmarshallFromInputStream(
+        XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport.getParserPool(),
+        MetadataResolverTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/pvp_metadata_valid_with_entityCategory.xml"));
+    metadata.setValidUntil(DateTime.now().plusDays(1));
+    metadata.setSignature(null);
+    Saml2Utils.signSamlObject(metadata, credentialProvider.getIdpMetaDataSigningCredential(), true);
+    final Element metadataElement = XMLObjectSupport.marshall(metadata);
+    mockWebServer.enqueue(new MockResponse().setResponseCode(200)
+        .setBody(SerializeSupport.nodeToString(metadataElement))
+        .setHeader("Content-Type", "text/html;charset=utf-8"));
+
+    final List<BasicX509Credential> credentials = new ArrayList<>();
+    final CertificateFactory fact = CertificateFactory.getInstance("X.509");
+    credentials.add(new BasicX509Credential((X509Certificate) fact.generateCertificate(
+        MetadataResolverTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/metadata_sig_cert.crt"))));
+    credentials.add(new BasicX509Credential((X509Certificate) fact.generateCertificate(
+        MetadataResolverTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/assertion_sig_cert.crt"))));
+    credentials.add(new BasicX509Credential((X509Certificate) fact.generateCertificate(
+        MetadataResolverTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/junit_metadata_sig_cert.crt"))));
+
+    final List<MetadataFilter> filterList = new ArrayList<>();
+    filterList.add(new SchemaValidationFilter(true));
+    filterList.add(new SimpleMetadataSignatureVerificationFilter(
+        credentials,
+        mockServerUrl.url().toString()));
+    filterList.add(new PvpEntityCategoryFilter(true));
+
+    final MetadataFilterChain filterChain = new MetadataFilterChain();
+    filterChain.setFilters(filterList);
+
+    final IPvp2MetadataProvider mdResolver = metadataResolverFactory.createMetadataProvider(
+        mockServerUrl.url().toString(),
+        filterChain, "jUnit test", httpClientFactory.getHttpClient());
+
+
+
+    final EntityDescriptor descr = mdResolver.getEntityDescriptor(
+        "https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_moaid-2.0/sp/eid/metadata");
+    Assert.assertNotNull("No EntityDescripter", descr);
+
+    final List<RequestedAttribute> reqAttr = descr.getSPSSODescriptor(SAMLConstants.SAML20P_NS)
+        .getAttributeConsumingServices().get(0).getRequestAttributes();
+    Assert.assertNotNull("Req. attributes are null", reqAttr);
+    Assert.assertEquals("# of req. attributes", 20, reqAttr.size());
+
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void metadataSignatureValidCredentialsThird() throws CertificateException, Pvp2MetadataException,
+      ResolverException, XMLParserException, UnmarshallingException, SamlSigningException,
+      CredentialsNotAvailableException, MarshallingException, TransformerException, IOException {
+
+    final EntityDescriptor metadata = (EntityDescriptor) XMLObjectSupport.unmarshallFromInputStream(
+        XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport.getParserPool(),
+        MetadataResolverTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/pvp_metadata_valid_with_entityCategory_egov.xml"));
+    metadata.setValidUntil(DateTime.now().plusDays(1));
+    metadata.setSignature(null);
+    Saml2Utils.signSamlObject(metadata, credentialProvider.getIdpMetaDataSigningCredential(), true);
+    final Element metadataElement = XMLObjectSupport.marshall(metadata);
+    mockWebServer.enqueue(new MockResponse().setResponseCode(200)
+        .setBody(SerializeSupport.nodeToString(metadataElement))
+        .setHeader("Content-Type", "text/html;charset=utf-8"));
+
+    final List<BasicX509Credential> credentials = new ArrayList<>();
+    final CertificateFactory fact = CertificateFactory.getInstance("X.509");
+    credentials.add(new BasicX509Credential((X509Certificate) fact.generateCertificate(
+        MetadataResolverTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/metadata_sig_cert.crt"))));
+    credentials.add(new BasicX509Credential((X509Certificate) fact.generateCertificate(
+        MetadataResolverTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/assertion_sig_cert.crt"))));
+    credentials.add(new BasicX509Credential((X509Certificate) fact.generateCertificate(
+        MetadataResolverTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/junit_metadata_sig_cert.crt"))));
+
+    final List<MetadataFilter> filterList = new ArrayList<>();
+    filterList.add(new SchemaValidationFilter(true));
+    filterList.add(new SimpleMetadataSignatureVerificationFilter(
+        credentials,
+        mockServerUrl.url().toString()));
+    filterList.add(new PvpEntityCategoryFilter(true));
+
+    final MetadataFilterChain filterChain = new MetadataFilterChain();
+    filterChain.setFilters(filterList);
+
+    final IPvp2MetadataProvider mdResolver = metadataResolverFactory.createMetadataProvider(
+        mockServerUrl.url().toString(),
+        filterChain, "jUnit test", httpClientFactory.getHttpClient());
+
+
+
+    final EntityDescriptor descr = mdResolver.getEntityDescriptor(
+        "https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_moaid-2.0/sp/eid/metadata");
+    Assert.assertNotNull("No EntityDescripter", descr);
+
+    final List<RequestedAttribute> reqAttr = descr.getSPSSODescriptor(SAMLConstants.SAML20P_NS)
+        .getAttributeConsumingServices().get(0).getRequestAttributes();
+    Assert.assertNotNull("Req. attributes are null", reqAttr);
+    Assert.assertEquals("# of req. attributes", 9, reqAttr.size());
+
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void metadataExpired() throws CertificateException, Pvp2MetadataException,
+      ResolverException, XMLParserException, UnmarshallingException, SamlSigningException,
+      CredentialsNotAvailableException, MarshallingException, TransformerException, IOException {
+
+    final EntityDescriptor metadata = (EntityDescriptor) XMLObjectSupport.unmarshallFromInputStream(
+        XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport.getParserPool(),
+        MetadataResolverTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/pvp_metadata_valid.xml"));
+    metadata.setValidUntil(DateTime.now().minusDays(2));
+    metadata.setSignature(null);
+    Saml2Utils.signSamlObject(metadata, credentialProvider.getIdpMetaDataSigningCredential(), true);
+    final Element metadataElement = XMLObjectSupport.marshall(metadata);
+
+    mockWebServer.enqueue(new MockResponse().setResponseCode(200)
+        .setBody(SerializeSupport.nodeToString(metadataElement))
+        .setHeader("Content-Type", "text/html;charset=utf-8"));
+
+    final List<BasicX509Credential> credentials = new ArrayList<>();
+    final CertificateFactory fact = CertificateFactory.getInstance("X.509");
+    credentials.add(new BasicX509Credential((X509Certificate) fact.generateCertificate(
+        MetadataResolverTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/metadata_sig_cert.crt"))));
+    credentials.add(new BasicX509Credential((X509Certificate) fact.generateCertificate(
+        MetadataResolverTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/assertion_sig_cert.crt"))));
+    credentials.add(new BasicX509Credential((X509Certificate) fact.generateCertificate(
+        MetadataResolverTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/junit_metadata_sig_cert.crt"))));
+
+    final List<MetadataFilter> filterList = new ArrayList<>();
+    filterList.add(new SchemaValidationFilter(true));
+    filterList.add(new SimpleMetadataSignatureVerificationFilter(
+        credentials,
+        mockServerUrl.url().toString()));
+    filterList.add(new RequiredValidUntilFilter());
+    filterList.add(new PvpEntityCategoryFilter(false));
+
+
+    final MetadataFilterChain filterChain = new MetadataFilterChain();
+    filterChain.setFilters(filterList);
+
+    try {
+      metadataResolverFactory.createMetadataProvider(
+          mockServerUrl.url().toString(),
+          filterChain, "jUnit test", httpClientFactory.getHttpClient());
+      Assert.fail("Expired metadata not detected");
+
+    } catch (final Pvp2MetadataException e) {
+      Assert.assertEquals("Wrong errorCode", "internal.pvp.09", e.getErrorId());
+
+    }
+
+
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void simpleClasspathMetadataWithoutSigValidationMoaidTwoSigKeys()
+      throws Pvp2MetadataException, ComponentInitializationException, ResolverException,
+      Pvp2InternalErrorException {
+    final List<MetadataFilter> filterList = new ArrayList<>();
+    filterList.add(new SchemaValidationFilter(true));
+
+    final MetadataFilterChain filterChain = new MetadataFilterChain();
+    filterChain.setFilters(filterList);
+
+    final String entityIdToResolve = "https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_moaid-2.0/sp/eidas/metadata";
+
+    final IPvp2MetadataProvider mdResolver = metadataResolverFactory.createMetadataProvider(
+        "classpath:/data/pvp_metadata_moaid_test.xml",
+        filterChain, "jUnit test", null);
+
+    final EntityDescriptor entityIdNotExists = mdResolver.getEntityDescriptor(
+        "https://demo.egiz.gv.at/notExtist/");
+    Assert.assertNull("No EntityDescripter", entityIdNotExists);
+
+    final EntityDescriptor entityId = mdResolver.getEntityDescriptor(entityIdToResolve);
+    Assert.assertNotNull("No EntityDescripter", entityId);
+
+    Assert.assertNotNull("Metadata provider is null", mdResolver);
+    final MetadataCredentialResolver resolver = createKeyInfoResolver(mdResolver);
+
+    final CriteriaSet sigCriteriaSet = new CriteriaSet();
+    sigCriteriaSet.add(new EntityIdCriterion(entityIdToResolve));
+    sigCriteriaSet.add(new EntityRoleCriterion(SPSSODescriptor.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME));
+    sigCriteriaSet.add(new UsageCriterion(UsageType.SIGNING));
+    final SignatureValidationParameters sigValCrit = new SignatureValidationParameters();
+    sigValCrit.setBlacklistedAlgorithms(
+        ConfigurationService.get(SignatureValidationConfiguration.class)
+            .getBlacklistedAlgorithms());
+    sigValCrit.setSignatureTrustEngine(
+        TrustEngineFactory.getSignatureKnownKeysTrustEngine(mdResolver));
+    sigCriteriaSet.add(new SignatureValidationParametersCriterion(sigValCrit));
+
+    final Iterable<Credential> singingKeyInfos = resolver.resolve(sigCriteriaSet);
+    Assert.assertNotNull("Signing KeyInfos null", singingKeyInfos);
+    Assert.assertTrue("First Credential resolved", singingKeyInfos.iterator().hasNext());
+    Assert.assertTrue("Second Credential resolved", singingKeyInfos.iterator().hasNext());
+
+    final CriteriaSet encCriteriaSet = new CriteriaSet();
+    encCriteriaSet.add(new EntityIdCriterion(entityIdToResolve));
+    encCriteriaSet.add(new EntityRoleCriterion(SPSSODescriptor.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME));
+    encCriteriaSet.add(new UsageCriterion(UsageType.ENCRYPTION));
+    final Iterable<Credential> encKeyInfos = resolver.resolve(encCriteriaSet);
+    Assert.assertNotNull("Encryption KeyInfos null", encKeyInfos);
+    Assert.assertTrue("No Credential resolved", encKeyInfos.iterator().hasNext());
+
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void httpMetadataLoading() throws UnsupportedEncodingException,
+      IOException, ResolverException, Pvp2MetadataException {
+
+    mockWebServer.enqueue(new MockResponse().setResponseCode(200)
+        .setBody(new String(IOUtils.toByteArray(
+            MetadataResolverTest.class.getResourceAsStream(
+                "/data/pvp_metadata_moaid_test.xml")), "UTF-8"))
+        .setHeader("Content-Type", "text/xml"));
+
+    final List<MetadataFilter> filterList = new ArrayList<>();
+    filterList.add(new SchemaValidationFilter(true));
+
+    final MetadataFilterChain filterChain = new MetadataFilterChain();
+    filterChain.setFilters(filterList);
+
+    final String entityIdToResolve = "https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_moaid-2.0/sp/eidas/metadata";
+
+    final IPvp2MetadataProvider mdResolver = metadataResolverFactory.createMetadataProvider(
+        mockServerUrl.url().toString(),
+        filterChain, "jUnit test", httpClientFactory.getHttpClient());
+
+    final EntityDescriptor entityIdNotExists = mdResolver.getEntityDescriptor(
+        "https://demo.egiz.gv.at/notExtist/");
+    Assert.assertNull("No EntityDescripter", entityIdNotExists);
+
+    final EntityDescriptor entityId = mdResolver.getEntityDescriptor(entityIdToResolve);
+    Assert.assertNotNull("No EntityDescripter", entityId);
+
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void httpMetadataLoadingRefeshFailed() throws UnsupportedEncodingException,
+      IOException, ResolverException, Pvp2MetadataException {
+
+    mockWebServer.enqueue(new MockResponse().setResponseCode(200)
+        .setBody(new String(IOUtils.toByteArray(
+            MetadataResolverTest.class.getResourceAsStream(
+                "/data/pvp_metadata_moaid_test.xml")), "UTF-8"))
+        .setHeader("Content-Type", "text/xml"));
+
+    final List<MetadataFilter> filterList = new ArrayList<>();
+    filterList.add(new SchemaValidationFilter(true));
+
+    final MetadataFilterChain filterChain = new MetadataFilterChain();
+    filterChain.setFilters(filterList);
+
+    final String entityIdToResolve = "https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_moaid-2.0/sp/eidas/metadata";
+
+    final IPvp2MetadataProvider mdResolver = metadataResolverFactory.createMetadataProvider(
+        mockServerUrl.url().toString(),
+        filterChain, "jUnit test", httpClientFactory.getHttpClient());
+
+    final EntityDescriptor entityIdNotExists = mdResolver.getEntityDescriptor(
+        "https://demo.egiz.gv.at/notExtist/");
+    Assert.assertNull("No EntityDescripter", entityIdNotExists);
+
+    final EntityDescriptor entityId = mdResolver.getEntityDescriptor(entityIdToResolve);
+    Assert.assertNotNull("No EntityDescripter", entityId);
+
+    final DateTime lastRefreshSucess = mdResolver.getLastSuccessfulRefresh();
+
+    try {
+      mdResolver.refresh();
+      Assert.fail("Refesh possible without available metadata");
+
+    } catch (final ResolverException e) {
+      Assert.assertFalse("Wrong Refesh success flag", mdResolver.wasLastRefreshSuccess());
+      Assert.assertEquals("Wrong refresh success date", lastRefreshSucess, mdResolver
+          .getLastSuccessfulRefresh());
+
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void httpMetadataLoadingWithRefeshSuccess() throws UnsupportedEncodingException,
+      IOException, ResolverException, Pvp2MetadataException {
+
+    mockWebServer.enqueue(new MockResponse().setResponseCode(200)
+        .setBody(new String(IOUtils.toByteArray(
+            MetadataResolverTest.class.getResourceAsStream(
+                "/data/pvp_metadata_moaid_test.xml")), "UTF-8"))
+        .setHeader("Content-Type", "text/xml"));
+
+    mockWebServer.enqueue(new MockResponse().setResponseCode(200)
+        .setBody(new String(IOUtils.toByteArray(
+            MetadataResolverTest.class.getResourceAsStream(
+                "/data/pvp_metadata_moaid_test.xml")), "UTF-8"))
+        .setHeader("Content-Type", "text/xml"));
+
+    final List<MetadataFilter> filterList = new ArrayList<>();
+    filterList.add(new SchemaValidationFilter(true));
+
+    final MetadataFilterChain filterChain = new MetadataFilterChain();
+    filterChain.setFilters(filterList);
+
+    final String entityIdToResolve = "https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_moaid-2.0/sp/eidas/metadata";
+
+    final IPvp2MetadataProvider mdResolver = metadataResolverFactory.createMetadataProvider(
+        mockServerUrl.url().toString(),
+        filterChain, "jUnit test", httpClientFactory.getHttpClient());
+
+    final EntityDescriptor entityIdNotExists = mdResolver.getEntityDescriptor(
+        "https://demo.egiz.gv.at/notExtist/");
+    Assert.assertNull("No EntityDescripter", entityIdNotExists);
+
+    final EntityDescriptor entityId = mdResolver.getEntityDescriptor(entityIdToResolve);
+    Assert.assertNotNull("No EntityDescripter", entityId);
+
+    final DateTime lastRefresh = mdResolver.getLastRefresh();
+
+    // refresh metadata
+    mdResolver.refresh();
+
+    Assert.assertTrue("Refresh not sucessful", mdResolver.wasLastRefreshSuccess());
+    Assert.assertTrue("Wrong last refresh date", lastRefresh.isBefore(mdResolver.getLastRefresh()));
+
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void httpMetadataLoadingWithoutHttpClient() throws UnsupportedEncodingException,
+      IOException, ResolverException, Pvp2MetadataException {
+
+    mockWebServer.enqueue(new MockResponse().setResponseCode(200)
+        .setBody(new String(IOUtils.toByteArray(
+            MetadataResolverTest.class.getResourceAsStream(
+                "/data/pvp_metadata_moaid_test.xml")), "UTF-8"))
+        .setHeader("Content-Type", "text/xml"));
+
+    final List<MetadataFilter> filterList = new ArrayList<>();
+    filterList.add(new SchemaValidationFilter(true));
+
+    final MetadataFilterChain filterChain = new MetadataFilterChain();
+    filterChain.setFilters(filterList);
+
+    try {
+      metadataResolverFactory.createMetadataProvider(
+          mockServerUrl.url().toString(),
+          filterChain, "jUnit test", null);
+      Assert.fail("No httpclient not detected");
+
+    } catch (final Pvp2MetadataException e) {
+      Assert.assertEquals("Wrong errorCode", "internal.pvp.09", e.getErrorId());
+      Assert.assertNotNull("No error params", e.getParams());
+      Assert.assertEquals("Wrong params size", 2, e.getParams().length);
+
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void httpMetadataLoadingWrongUrl() throws UnsupportedEncodingException,
+      IOException, ResolverException, Pvp2MetadataException {
+
+    mockWebServer.enqueue(new MockResponse().setResponseCode(200)
+        .setBody(new String(IOUtils.toByteArray(
+            MetadataResolverTest.class.getResourceAsStream(
+                "/data/pvp_metadata_moaid_test.xml")), "UTF-8"))
+        .setHeader("Content-Type", "text/xml"));
+
+    final List<MetadataFilter> filterList = new ArrayList<>();
+    filterList.add(new SchemaValidationFilter(true));
+
+    final MetadataFilterChain filterChain = new MetadataFilterChain();
+    filterChain.setFilters(filterList);
+
+    try {
+      metadataResolverFactory.createMetadataProvider(
+          "http://127.0.0.1/notexist",
+          filterChain, "jUnit test", httpClientFactory.getHttpClient());
+      Assert.fail("No httpclient not detected");
+
+    } catch (final Pvp2MetadataException e) {
+      Assert.assertEquals("Wrong errorCode", "internal.pvp.09", e.getErrorId());
+      Assert.assertNotNull("No error params", e.getParams());
+      Assert.assertEquals("Wrong params size", 2, e.getParams().length);
+
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  private MetadataCredentialResolver createKeyInfoResolver(IPvp2MetadataProvider mdResolver)
+      throws ComponentInitializationException {
+    final List<KeyInfoProvider> keyInfoProvider = new ArrayList<>();
+    keyInfoProvider.add(new DSAKeyValueProvider());
+    keyInfoProvider.add(new RSAKeyValueProvider());
+    keyInfoProvider.add(new InlineX509DataProvider());
+    final KeyInfoCredentialResolver keyInfoCredentialResolver = new BasicProviderKeyInfoCredentialResolver(
+        keyInfoProvider);
+
+    final PredicateRoleDescriptorResolver roleDescriptorResolver = new PredicateRoleDescriptorResolver(
+        mdResolver);
+    roleDescriptorResolver.setRequireValidMetadata(true);
+    roleDescriptorResolver.initialize();
+
+    final MetadataCredentialResolver resolver = new MetadataCredentialResolver();
+    resolver.setRoleDescriptorResolver(roleDescriptorResolver);
+    resolver.setKeyInfoCredentialResolver(keyInfoCredentialResolver);
+    resolver.initialize();
+
+    return resolver;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/config/config_1.props b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/config/config_1.props
index 74b805ba..164b8807 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/config/config_1.props
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/config/config_1.props
@@ -5,4 +5,8 @@ key.metadata.pass=password
 key.sig.alias=sig
 key.sig.pass=password
 key.enc.alias=
-key.enc.pass=
\ No newline at end of file
+key.enc.pass=
+
+client.http.connection.timeout.socket=2
+client.http.connection.timeout.connection=2
+client.http.connection.timeout.request=2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/data/AuthRequest_withsig_expired.b64 b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/data/AuthRequest_withsig_expired.b64
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f02ce2ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/data/AuthRequest_withsig_expired.b64
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/data/Response_without_sig_1.xml b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/data/Response_without_sig_1.xml
index 3607cbc4..2683742e 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/data/Response_without_sig_1.xml
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/data/Response_without_sig_1.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <saml2p:Response xmlns:saml2p="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol" Destination="https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_demologin/securearea.action" InResponseTo="_aeebfae3ce681fe3ddcaf213a42f01d3" IssueInstant="2014-03-05T06:39:51.017Z" Version="2.0" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
-	<saml2:Issuer xmlns:saml2="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:assertion" Format="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:entity">https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_moaid-2.0/pvp/metadata</saml2:Issuer>
+	<saml2:Issuer xmlns:saml2="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:assertion" Format="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:entity">https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_demologin/</saml2:Issuer>
 	<saml2p:Status>
 		<saml2p:StatusCode Value="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:status:Success"/>
 	</saml2p:Status>
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/data/assertion_sig_cert.crt b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/data/assertion_sig_cert.crt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b53c558d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/data/assertion_sig_cert.crt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/data/junit_metadata_sig_cert.crt b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/data/junit_metadata_sig_cert.crt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b544c194
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/data/junit_metadata_sig_cert.crt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/data/metadata_sig_cert.crt b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/data/metadata_sig_cert.crt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61aa137b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/data/metadata_sig_cert.crt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/data/pvp_metadata_junit_keystore.xml b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/data/pvp_metadata_junit_keystore.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52549a88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/data/pvp_metadata_junit_keystore.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<md:EntityDescriptor xmlns:md="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:metadata" ID="_2e23ca9b2ba4dc9eef15187830d07ff0" entityID="https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_demologin/" validUntil="2020-02-05T06:41:42.966Z">
+	<ds:Signature xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
+		<ds:SignedInfo>
+			<ds:CanonicalizationMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"/>
+			<ds:SignatureMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#rsa-sha256"/>
+			<ds:Reference URI="#_2e23ca9b2ba4dc9eef15187830d07ff0">
+				<ds:Transforms>
+					<ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#enveloped-signature"/>
+					<ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"/>
+				</ds:Transforms>
+				<ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/>
+				<ds:DigestValue>Jy/c0ZvVJSfWzSoAcxDx/o+T5W61vvNJNqTFz2o+ILc=</ds:DigestValue>
+			</ds:Reference>
+		</ds:SignedInfo>
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+		<md:AssertionConsumerService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST" Location="https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_moaid-2.0/sp/eidas/post" index="0" isDefault="true"/>
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+		<md:AttributeConsumingService index="0" isDefault="true">
+			<md:ServiceName xml:lang="en">Default Service</md:ServiceName>
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+		</md:AttributeConsumingService>
+	</md:SPSSODescriptor>
+	<md:Organization>
+		<md:OrganizationName xml:lang="de">EGIZ</md:OrganizationName>
+		<md:OrganizationDisplayName xml:lang="de">E-Government Innovationszentrum</md:OrganizationDisplayName>
+		<md:OrganizationURL xml:lang="de">http://www.egiz.gv.at</md:OrganizationURL>
+	</md:Organization>
+	<md:ContactPerson contactType="technical">
+		<md:Company>E-Government Innovationszentrum</md:Company>
+		<md:GivenName>Lenz</md:GivenName>
+		<md:SurName>Thomas</md:SurName>
+		<md:EmailAddress>thomas.lenz@egiz.gv.at</md:EmailAddress>
+		<md:TelephoneNumber>+43 316 873 5525</md:TelephoneNumber>
+	</md:ContactPerson>
+</md:EntityDescriptor>
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/data/pvp_metadata_moaid_test.xml b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/data/pvp_metadata_moaid_test.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f1fbd9be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/data/pvp_metadata_moaid_test.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
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+		<md:NameIDFormat>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:persistent</md:NameIDFormat>
+		<md:AssertionConsumerService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST" Location="https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_moaid-2.0/sp/eidas/post" index="0" isDefault="true"/>
+		<md:AssertionConsumerService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-Redirect" Location="https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_moaid-2.0/sp/eidas/redirect" index="1"/>
+		<md:AttributeConsumingService index="0" isDefault="true">
+			<md:ServiceName xml:lang="en">Default Service</md:ServiceName>
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+			<md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="GIVEN-NAME" Name="urn:oid:2.5.4.42" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="true"/>
+			<md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="EID-SECTOR-FOR-IDENTIFIER" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.261.34" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="true"/>
+			<md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="MANDATE-TYPE-OID" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.261.106" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="false"/>
+			<md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="EID-IDENTITY-LINK" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.261.38" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="false"/>
+			<md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="EID-CITIZEN-QAA-EIDAS-LEVEL" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.261.108" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="true"/>
+		</md:AttributeConsumingService>
+	</md:SPSSODescriptor>
+	<md:Organization>
+		<md:OrganizationName xml:lang="de">EGIZ</md:OrganizationName>
+		<md:OrganizationDisplayName xml:lang="de">E-Government Innovationszentrum</md:OrganizationDisplayName>
+		<md:OrganizationURL xml:lang="de">http://www.egiz.gv.at</md:OrganizationURL>
+	</md:Organization>
+	<md:ContactPerson contactType="technical">
+		<md:Company>E-Government Innovationszentrum</md:Company>
+		<md:GivenName>Lenz</md:GivenName>
+		<md:SurName>Thomas</md:SurName>
+		<md:EmailAddress>thomas.lenz@egiz.gv.at</md:EmailAddress>
+		<md:TelephoneNumber>+43 316 873 5525</md:TelephoneNumber>
+	</md:ContactPerson>
+</md:EntityDescriptor>
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/data/pvp_metadata_valid.xml b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/data/pvp_metadata_valid.xml
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diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/data/pvp_metadata_valid_with_entityCategory.xml b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/data/pvp_metadata_valid_with_entityCategory.xml
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+    <md:AssertionConsumerService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST" Location="https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_moaid-2.0/sp/eid/post" index="0" isDefault="true"/>
+    <md:AssertionConsumerService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-Redirect" Location="https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_moaid-2.0/sp/eid/redirect" index="1"/>
+    <md:AttributeConsumingService index="0" isDefault="true">
+      <md:ServiceName xml:lang="en">Default Service</md:ServiceName>
+      <md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="MANDATOR-NATURAL-PERSON-BIRTHDATE" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.261.82" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="false"/>
+    </md:AttributeConsumingService>
+  </md:SPSSODescriptor>
+  <md:Organization>
+    <md:OrganizationName xml:lang="de">EGIZ</md:OrganizationName>
+    <md:OrganizationDisplayName xml:lang="de">E-Government Innovationszentrum</md:OrganizationDisplayName>
+    <md:OrganizationURL xml:lang="de">http://www.egiz.gv.at</md:OrganizationURL>
+  </md:Organization>
+  <md:ContactPerson contactType="technical">
+    <md:Company>E-Government Innovationszentrum</md:Company>
+    <md:GivenName>Lenz</md:GivenName>
+    <md:SurName>Thomas</md:SurName>
+    <md:EmailAddress>thomas.lenz@egiz.gv.at</md:EmailAddress>
+    <md:TelephoneNumber>+43 316 873 5525</md:TelephoneNumber>
+  </md:ContactPerson>
+</md:EntityDescriptor>
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/data/pvp_metadata_valid_with_entityCategory_egov.xml b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/data/pvp_metadata_valid_with_entityCategory_egov.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb680e82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/data/pvp_metadata_valid_with_entityCategory_egov.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
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+        <saml2:AttributeValue xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="xs:string">http://www.ref.gv.at/ns/names/agiz/pvp/egovtoken</saml2:AttributeValue>
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+    </mdattr:EntityAttributes>
+  </md:Extensions>
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+    <md:NameIDFormat>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:persistent</md:NameIDFormat>
+    <md:AssertionConsumerService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST" Location="https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_moaid-2.0/sp/eid/post" index="0" isDefault="true"/>
+    <md:AssertionConsumerService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-Redirect" Location="https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_moaid-2.0/sp/eid/redirect" index="1"/>
+    <md:AttributeConsumingService index="0" isDefault="true">
+      <md:ServiceName xml:lang="en">Default Service</md:ServiceName>
+      <md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="MANDATOR-NATURAL-PERSON-BIRTHDATE" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.261.82" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="false"/>
+    </md:AttributeConsumingService>
+  </md:SPSSODescriptor>
+  <md:Organization>
+    <md:OrganizationName xml:lang="de">EGIZ</md:OrganizationName>
+    <md:OrganizationDisplayName xml:lang="de">E-Government Innovationszentrum</md:OrganizationDisplayName>
+    <md:OrganizationURL xml:lang="de">http://www.egiz.gv.at</md:OrganizationURL>
+  </md:Organization>
+  <md:ContactPerson contactType="technical">
+    <md:Company>E-Government Innovationszentrum</md:Company>
+    <md:GivenName>Lenz</md:GivenName>
+    <md:SurName>Thomas</md:SurName>
+    <md:EmailAddress>thomas.lenz@egiz.gv.at</md:EmailAddress>
+    <md:TelephoneNumber>+43 316 873 5525</md:TelephoneNumber>
+  </md:ContactPerson>
+</md:EntityDescriptor>
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/data/pvp_metadata_wrong_schema.xml b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/data/pvp_metadata_wrong_schema.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5fc61717
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/data/pvp_metadata_wrong_schema.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
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+	<ds:Signature>
+		<ds:SignedInfo>
+			<ds:CanonicalizationMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"/>
+			<ds:SignatureMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#rsa-sha256"/>
+			<ds:Reference URI="#_c0303e3081ac29bb8329cade76279069">
+				<ds:Transforms>
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+					<ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"/>
+				</ds:Transforms>
+				<ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/>
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+			</ds:Reference>
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+		<md:NameIDFormat>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:transient</md:NameIDFormat>
+		<md:NameIDFormat>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:unspecified</md:NameIDFormat>
+		<md:AssertionConsumerService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST" Location="https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_demologin/pvp2/sp/post" index="0" isDefault="true"/>
+		<md:AssertionConsumerService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-Redirect" Location="https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_demologin/pvp2/sp/redirect" index="1"/>
+	</md:SPSSODescriptor>
+	<md:Organization>
+		<md:OrganizationName xml:lang="de">EGIZ</md:OrganizationName>
+		<md:OrganizationDisplayName xml:lang="de">E-Government Innovationszentrum</md:OrganizationDisplayName>
+		<md:OrganizationURL xml:lang="de">http://www.egiz.gv.at</md:OrganizationURL>
+	</md:Organization>
+	<md:ContactPerson contactType="technical">
+		<md:Company>E-Government Innovationszentrum</md:Company>
+		<md:GivenName>Lenz</md:GivenName>
+		<md:SurName>Thomas</md:SurName>
+		<md:EmailAddress>thomas.lenz@egiz.gv.at</md:EmailAddress>
+		<md:TelephoneNumber>+43 316 873 5525</md:TelephoneNumber>
+	</md:ContactPerson>
+</md:EntityDescriptor>
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/data/pvp_metadata_wrong_sig.xml b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/data/pvp_metadata_wrong_sig.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..510c84f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/data/pvp_metadata_wrong_sig.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<md:EntityDescriptor
+  xmlns:md="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:metadata"
+  xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"
+  entityID="https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_demologin/"
+  validUntil="2059-07-27T11:23:29.736Z">
+  <ds:Signature>
+    <ds:SignedInfo>
+      <ds:CanonicalizationMethod
+        Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#" />
+      <ds:SignatureMethod
+        Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#rsa-sha256" />
+      <ds:Reference
+        URI="#_c0303e3081ac29bb8329cade76279069">
+        <ds:Transforms>
+          <ds:Transform
+            Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#enveloped-signature" />
+          <ds:Transform
+            Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#" />
+        </ds:Transforms>
+        <ds:DigestMethod
+          Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256" />
+        <ds:DigestValue>IjxuoZphYVmZdZ5HfoVDr35r2b1V840+SMeC89IO/SQ=
+        </ds:DigestValue>
+      </ds:Reference>
+    </ds:SignedInfo>
+    <ds:SignatureValue>JILQKKPvsK7onsMweJauAcGEniFGJ5bXEOvfYhxAYCB+dXL6pH87USD1v9UqycllBDqQE/Rp2tPtqo11CjdcKs0KkceQCZjzmDlVPqMZrgh0FerTSysF0fcPKoKeAtqqk+WSu7Xk9lU+PCxGArGA+vBLTRRbAOuZpE7ORrS7AF2m5uaO1YOKfO0GN+LoxTiygI2aeqKsKMlPkboh4ZuEjv1ht9xUHeQtAf/MHtaXZDvaRQPXALf0oCRnDWpiiqvKdARJq5NXrrbrdow/M1FpoddtE0Mu65AsorIdXoPSXJnLhw/zDfHv82PQo0pW7ujc0yJY+5VzfURMZOyKmrfCmg==
+    </ds:SignatureValue>
+    <ds:KeyInfo>
+      <ds:X509Data>
+        <ds:X509Certificate>MIIEFTCCAv2gAwIBAgIJAI/HXXgQpJtFMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAMGQxCzAJBgNVBAYTAkFUMRMw
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+          cfmNJhb06H+6mmHz929Bk4HuHoQj8X8=
+        </ds:X509Certificate>
+      </ds:X509Data>
+    </ds:KeyInfo>
+  </ds:Signature>
+  <md:SPSSODescriptor AuthnRequestsSigned="true"
+    WantAssertionsSigned="true"
+    protocolSupportEnumeration="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol">
+    <md:KeyDescriptor use="signing">
+      <ds:KeyInfo>
+        <ds:KeyValue>
+          <ds:RSAKeyValue>
+            <ds:Modulus>nEPzKMh3TovnfBnTyv+TMYFsGep8Uil7iNbfVyfLoBfqRdeGDOk4es2qWkgB6az+kM/9Js2H06m4
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+              cVWxfFHqOGbRtAcRUb4fk+KFHE2o1DLmfwZaUQ==
+            </ds:Modulus>
+            <ds:Exponent>AQAB</ds:Exponent>
+          </ds:RSAKeyValue>
+        </ds:KeyValue>
+        <ds:KeyValue>
+          <ds:RSAKeyValue>
+            <ds:Modulus>xA7SEU+e0yQH5rm9kbCDN9o3aPIo7HbP7tX6WOocLZAtNfyxSZDU16ksL6W
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+            </ds:Modulus>
+            <ds:Exponent>AQAB</ds:Exponent>
+          </ds:RSAKeyValue>
+        </ds:KeyValue>
+        <!-- ds:X509Data>
+          <ds:X509Certificate>MIIEFTCCAv2gAwIBAgIJAI/HXXgQpJtFMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAMGQxCzAJBgNVBAYTAkFUMRMw
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+            cfmNJhb06H+6mmHz929Bk4HuHoQj8X8=
+          </ds:X509Certificate>
+        </ds:X509Data-->
+      </ds:KeyInfo>
+    </md:KeyDescriptor>
+    <md:KeyDescriptor use="encryption">
+      <ds:KeyInfo>
+        <ds:X509Data>
+          <ds:X509Certificate>MIIEFTCCAv2gAwIBAgIJAI/HXXgQpJtFMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAMGQxCzAJBgNVBAYTAkFUMRMw
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+            cfmNJhb06H+6mmHz929Bk4HuHoQj8X8=
+          </ds:X509Certificate>
+        </ds:X509Data>
+      </ds:KeyInfo>
+    </md:KeyDescriptor>
+    <md:SingleLogoutService
+      Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-Redirect"
+      Location="https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_demologin/pvp2/sp/redirect" />
+    <md:NameIDFormat>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:persistent
+    </md:NameIDFormat>
+    <md:NameIDFormat>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:transient
+    </md:NameIDFormat>
+    <md:NameIDFormat>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:unspecified
+    </md:NameIDFormat>
+    <md:AssertionConsumerService
+      Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST"
+      Location="https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_demologin/pvp2/sp/post"
+      index="0" isDefault="true" />
+    <md:AssertionConsumerService
+      Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-Redirect"
+      Location="https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_demologin/pvp2/sp/redirect"
+      index="1" />
+  </md:SPSSODescriptor>
+  <md:Organization>
+    <md:OrganizationName xml:lang="de">EGIZ
+    </md:OrganizationName>
+    <md:OrganizationDisplayName xml:lang="de">E-Government
+      Innovationszentrum</md:OrganizationDisplayName>
+    <md:OrganizationURL xml:lang="de">http://www.egiz.gv.at
+    </md:OrganizationURL>
+  </md:Organization>
+  <md:ContactPerson contactType="technical">
+    <md:Company>E-Government Innovationszentrum</md:Company>
+    <md:GivenName>Lenz</md:GivenName>
+    <md:SurName>Thomas</md:SurName>
+    <md:EmailAddress>thomas.lenz@egiz.gv.at</md:EmailAddress>
+    <md:TelephoneNumber>+43 316 873 5525</md:TelephoneNumber>
+  </md:ContactPerson>
+</md:EntityDescriptor>
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/spring/test_eaaf_core.beans.xml b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/spring/test_eaaf_core.beans.xml
index de3cfbd1..375224bb 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/spring/test_eaaf_core.beans.xml
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/spring/test_eaaf_core.beans.xml
@@ -18,5 +18,8 @@
 
   <bean id="dummyGuiBuilderConfigFactory"
         class="at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.idp.module.gui.DummyGuiBuilderConfigurationFactory" />
+  
+  <bean id="httpClientFactory"
+        class="at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.utils.HttpClientFactory" />
 
 </beans>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/spring/test_eaaf_pvp.beans.xml b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/spring/test_eaaf_pvp.beans.xml
index f261e893..aac94041 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/spring/test_eaaf_pvp.beans.xml
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_core/src/test/resources/spring/test_eaaf_pvp.beans.xml
@@ -10,20 +10,11 @@
     http://www.springframework.org/schema/context http://www.springframework.org/schema/context/spring-context-3.1.xsd
     http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx/spring-tx-3.0.xsd">
 
-  <import resource="test_eaaf_core.beans.xml"/>
+  <import resource="test_eaaf_core.beans.xml"/>  
+  <import resource="classpath:/eaaf_pvp.beans.xml"/>
 
   <bean id="dummyCredentialProvider"
         class="at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.test.dummy.DummyCredentialProvider" />
 
-  <bean id="PvpPostBinding"
-        class="at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.binding.PostBinding" />
-        
-  <bean id="PvpRedirectBinding"
-        class="at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.binding.RedirectBinding" />
-        
-  <bean id="PvpSoapBinding"
-        class="at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.binding.SoapBinding" />
-
-
-
+ 
 </beans>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/pom.xml b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/pom.xml
index e687f48a..2e9cb88d 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/pom.xml
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <version>1.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>eaaf_module_pvp2_idp</artifactId>
-  <name>eaaf_module_pvp2_core</name>
+  <name>eaaf_module_pvp2_idp</name>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
@@ -32,6 +32,23 @@
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+      <artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>at.gv.egiz.eaaf</groupId>
+      <artifactId>eaaf-core</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+      <type>test-jar</type>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>at.gv.egiz.eaaf</groupId>
+      <artifactId>eaaf_module_pvp2_core</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+      <type>test-jar</type>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   
   <build>
@@ -49,21 +66,20 @@
       </plugin>
       
       <!-- enable co-existence of testng and junit -->
-			<plugin>
-				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>${surefire.version}</version>
-				<configuration>
-					<threadCount>1</threadCount>
-					<argLine>--add-modules java.xml.bind</argLine>
-				</configuration>
-				<dependencies>
-					<dependency>
-						<groupId>org.apache.maven.surefire</groupId>
-						<artifactId>surefire-junit47</artifactId>
-						<version>${surefire.version}</version>
-					</dependency>
-				</dependencies>
-			</plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>${surefire.version}</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <threadCount>1</threadCount>          
+        </configuration>
+        <dependencies>
+          <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.surefire</groupId>
+            <artifactId>surefire-junit47</artifactId>
+            <version>${surefire.version}</version>
+          </dependency>
+        </dependencies>
+      </plugin>
       
     </plugins>
   </build>
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/Pvp2SProfileIdpSpringResourceProvider.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/Pvp2SProfileIdpSpringResourceProvider.java
index 9414dc33..7e572d70 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/Pvp2SProfileIdpSpringResourceProvider.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/Pvp2SProfileIdpSpringResourceProvider.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 package at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.idp;
 
 import at.gv.egiz.components.spring.api.SpringResourceProvider;
+
 import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
 import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ public class Pvp2SProfileIdpSpringResourceProvider implements SpringResourceProv
     final ClassPathResource sl20AuthConfig = new ClassPathResource("/eaaf_pvp_idp.beans.xml",
         Pvp2SProfileIdpSpringResourceProvider.class);
 
-    return new Resource[] {sl20AuthConfig};
+    return new Resource[] { sl20AuthConfig };
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/exception/InvalidAssertionConsumerServiceException.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/exception/InvalidAssertionConsumerServiceException.java
index 0003b829..a7e05664 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/exception/InvalidAssertionConsumerServiceException.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/exception/InvalidAssertionConsumerServiceException.java
@@ -28,21 +28,19 @@ public class InvalidAssertionConsumerServiceException extends Pvp2Exception {
   private static final long serialVersionUID = 7861790149343943091L;
 
   public InvalidAssertionConsumerServiceException(final int idx) {
-    super("pvp2.28", new Object[] {idx});
+    super("pvp2.28", new Object[] { idx });
     this.statusCodeValue = StatusCode.REQUESTER;
   }
 
   /**
    * Invalid assertion consumer-service URL.
    *
-   *  @param wrongUrl invalid URL
+   * @param wrongUrl invalid URL
    */
   public InvalidAssertionConsumerServiceException(final String wrongUrl) {
-    super("pvp2.23", new Object[] {wrongUrl});
+    super("pvp2.23", new Object[] { wrongUrl });
     this.statusCodeValue = StatusCode.REQUESTER;
 
   }
 
-
-
 }
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/exception/SamlRequestNotSignedException.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/exception/SamlRequestNotSignedException.java
index c02e534c..add2103b 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/exception/SamlRequestNotSignedException.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/exception/SamlRequestNotSignedException.java
@@ -37,7 +37,4 @@ public class SamlRequestNotSignedException extends Pvp2Exception {
     this.statusCodeValue = StatusCode.REQUESTER;
   }
 
-
-
-
 }
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/exception/SamlRequestNotSupported.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/exception/SamlRequestNotSupported.java
index b0dcdb2e..d672f457 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/exception/SamlRequestNotSupported.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/exception/SamlRequestNotSupported.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.Pvp2Exception;
 
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.StatusCode;
 
-
 public class SamlRequestNotSupported extends Pvp2Exception {
 
   private static final long serialVersionUID = 1244883178458802767L;
@@ -33,7 +32,4 @@ public class SamlRequestNotSupported extends Pvp2Exception {
     this.statusCodeValue = StatusCode.REQUEST_UNSUPPORTED;
   }
 
-
-
-
 }
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/exception/UnprovideableAttributeException.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/exception/UnprovideableAttributeException.java
index 0f84b8fb..3a56b414 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/exception/UnprovideableAttributeException.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/exception/UnprovideableAttributeException.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public class UnprovideableAttributeException extends Pvp2Exception {
   private static final long serialVersionUID = 3972197758163647157L;
 
   public UnprovideableAttributeException(final String attributeName) {
-    super("pvp2.10", new Object[] {attributeName});
+    super("pvp2.10", new Object[] { attributeName });
     this.statusCodeValue = StatusCode.UNKNOWN_ATTR_PROFILE;
   }
 }
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/impl/AbstractPvp2XProtocol.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/impl/AbstractPvp2XProtocol.java
index f86fd883..1ef7da29 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/impl/AbstractPvp2XProtocol.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/impl/AbstractPvp2XProtocol.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.InvalidPvpRequestException;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.NameIdFormatNotSupportedException;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.NoMetadataInformationException;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.Pvp2Exception;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.SamlSigningException;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.idp.exception.InvalidAssertionConsumerServiceException;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.binding.PostBinding;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.binding.RedirectBinding;
@@ -72,7 +73,6 @@ import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.StatusMessage;
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.metadata.AssertionConsumerService;
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.metadata.EntityDescriptor;
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.metadata.SPSSODescriptor;
-import org.opensaml.ws.security.SecurityPolicyException;
 import org.opensaml.xmlsec.signature.SignableXMLObject;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 public abstract class AbstractPvp2XProtocol extends AbstractController implements IModulInfo {
   private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AbstractPvp2XProtocol.class);
 
+  private static final String HTTP_PARAM_SAMLREQ = "SAMLRequest";
+  private static final String ERROR_INVALID_REQUEST = "Receive INVALID protocol request: {}";
+
   @Autowired(required = true)
   protected IPvp2BasicConfiguration pvpBasicConfiguration;
   @Autowired(required = true)
@@ -92,8 +95,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractPvp2XProtocol extends AbstractController implement
 
   private AbstractCredentialProvider pvpIdpCredentials;
 
-
-
   /**
    * Sets a specific credential provider for PVP S-Profile IDP component.
    *
@@ -151,7 +152,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractPvp2XProtocol extends AbstractController implement
       moaError = statusMessager.getResponseErrorCode(e);
     }
 
-
     if (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(moaError)) {
       final StatusCode moaStatusCode = Saml2Utils.createSamlObject(StatusCode.class);
       moaStatusCode.setValue(moaError);
@@ -245,16 +245,16 @@ public abstract class AbstractPvp2XProtocol extends AbstractController implement
 
       // get POST-Binding decoder implementation
       final InboundMessage msg = (InboundMessage) new PostBinding().decode(req, resp,
-          metadataProvider, false,
+          metadataProvider, SPSSODescriptor.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME,
           new EaafUriCompare(pvpBasicConfiguration.getIdpSsoPostService(pendingReq.getAuthUrl())));
       pendingReq.setRequest(msg);
 
       // preProcess Message
       preProcess(req, resp, pendingReq);
 
-    } catch (final SecurityPolicyException e) {
-      final String samlRequest = req.getParameter("SAMLRequest");
-      log.warn("Receive INVALID protocol request: " + samlRequest, e);
+    } catch (final SamlSigningException e) {
+      final String samlRequest = req.getParameter(HTTP_PARAM_SAMLREQ);
+      log.warn(ERROR_INVALID_REQUEST, samlRequest, null, e);
 
       // write revision log entries
       if (pendingReq != null) {
@@ -264,9 +264,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractPvp2XProtocol extends AbstractController implement
 
       throw new InvalidProtocolRequestException("pvp2.21", new Object[] {});
 
-    } catch (final SecurityException e) {
-      final String samlRequest = req.getParameter("SAMLRequest");
-      log.warn("Receive INVALID protocol request: " + samlRequest, e);
+    } catch (final Pvp2Exception e) {
+      final String samlRequest = req.getParameter(HTTP_PARAM_SAMLREQ);
+      log.warn(ERROR_INVALID_REQUEST, samlRequest, null, e);
 
       // write revision log entries
       if (pendingReq != null) {
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPvp2XProtocol extends AbstractController implement
             pendingReq.getUniqueTransactionIdentifier());
       }
 
-      throw new InvalidProtocolRequestException("pvp2.22", new Object[] {e.getMessage()});
+      throw new InvalidProtocolRequestException("pvp2.22", new Object[] { e.getMessage() });
 
     } catch (final EaafException e) {
 
@@ -287,8 +287,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractPvp2XProtocol extends AbstractController implement
       throw e;
 
     } catch (final Throwable e) {
-      final String samlRequest = req.getParameter("SAMLRequest");
-      log.warn("Receive INVALID protocol request: " + samlRequest, e);
+      final String samlRequest = req.getParameter(HTTP_PARAM_SAMLREQ);
+      log.warn(ERROR_INVALID_REQUEST, samlRequest, null, e);
 
       // write revision log entries
       if (pendingReq != null) {
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPvp2XProtocol extends AbstractController implement
             pendingReq.getUniqueTransactionIdentifier());
       }
 
-      throw new EaafException("pvp2.24", new Object[] {e.getMessage()}, e);
+      throw new EaafException("pvp2.24", new Object[] { e.getMessage() }, e);
     }
   }
 
@@ -319,16 +319,16 @@ public abstract class AbstractPvp2XProtocol extends AbstractController implement
 
       // get POST-Binding decoder implementation
       final InboundMessage msg = (InboundMessage) new RedirectBinding().decode(req, resp,
-          metadataProvider, false, new EaafUriCompare(
+          metadataProvider, SPSSODescriptor.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME, new EaafUriCompare(
               pvpBasicConfiguration.getIdpSsoRedirectService(pendingReq.getAuthUrl())));
       pendingReq.setRequest(msg);
 
       // preProcess Message
       preProcess(req, resp, pendingReq);
 
-    } catch (final SecurityPolicyException e) {
-      final String samlRequest = req.getParameter("SAMLRequest");
-      log.warn("Receive INVALID protocol request: " + samlRequest, e);
+    } catch (final SamlSigningException e) {
+      final String samlRequest = req.getParameter(HTTP_PARAM_SAMLREQ);
+      log.warn(ERROR_INVALID_REQUEST, samlRequest, null, e);
 
       // write revision log entries
       if (pendingReq != null) {
@@ -338,9 +338,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractPvp2XProtocol extends AbstractController implement
 
       throw new InvalidProtocolRequestException("pvp2.21", new Object[] {});
 
-    } catch (final SecurityException e) {
-      final String samlRequest = req.getParameter("SAMLRequest");
-      log.warn("Receive INVALID protocol request: " + samlRequest, e);
+    } catch (final Pvp2Exception e) {
+      final String samlRequest = req.getParameter(HTTP_PARAM_SAMLREQ);
+      log.warn(ERROR_INVALID_REQUEST, samlRequest, null, e);
 
       // write revision log entries
       if (pendingReq != null) {
@@ -348,11 +348,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractPvp2XProtocol extends AbstractController implement
             pendingReq.getUniqueTransactionIdentifier());
       }
 
-      throw new InvalidProtocolRequestException("pvp2.22", new Object[] {e.getMessage()});
+      throw new InvalidProtocolRequestException("pvp2.22", new Object[] { e.getMessage() });
 
     } catch (final EaafException e) {
-      final String samlRequest = req.getParameter("SAMLRequest");
-      log.info("Receive INVALID protocol request: " + samlRequest);
+      final String samlRequest = req.getParameter(HTTP_PARAM_SAMLREQ);
+      log.info(ERROR_INVALID_REQUEST, samlRequest, null, e);
 
       // write revision log entries
       if (pendingReq != null) {
@@ -363,8 +363,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractPvp2XProtocol extends AbstractController implement
       throw e;
 
     } catch (final Throwable e) {
-      final String samlRequest = req.getParameter("SAMLRequest");
-      log.warn("Receive INVALID protocol request: " + samlRequest, e);
+      final String samlRequest = req.getParameter(HTTP_PARAM_SAMLREQ);
+      log.warn(ERROR_INVALID_REQUEST, samlRequest, null, e);
 
       // write revision log entries
       if (pendingReq != null) {
@@ -372,17 +372,15 @@ public abstract class AbstractPvp2XProtocol extends AbstractController implement
             pendingReq.getUniqueTransactionIdentifier());
       }
 
-      throw new EaafException("pvp2.24", new Object[] {e.getMessage()}, e);
+      throw new EaafException("pvp2.24", new Object[] { e.getMessage() }, e);
     }
   }
 
-
-
   /**
    * Authentication request pre-processor.
    *
-   * @param request http request
-   * @param response http response
+   * @param request    http request
+   * @param response   http response
    * @param pendingReq current pending request
    * @return true if preprocess can handle this request type, otherwise false
    * @throws Throwable In case of an error
@@ -419,20 +417,17 @@ public abstract class AbstractPvp2XProtocol extends AbstractController implement
       log.error("Receive unsupported PVP21 message of type: "
           + ((PvpSProfileRequest) msg).getSamlRequest().getClass().getName());
       throw new InvalidPvpRequestException("pvp2.09",
-          new Object[] {((PvpSProfileRequest) msg).getSamlRequest().getClass().getName()});
+          new Object[] { ((PvpSProfileRequest) msg).getSamlRequest().getClass().getName() });
     }
 
-
-
     // switch to session authentication
     protAuthService.performAuthentication(request, response, pendingReq);
   }
 
-
   /**
    * PreProcess Authn request.
    *
-   * @param request http request
+   * @param request    http request
    * @param pendingReq current pending request
    * @throws Throwable in case of an error
    */
@@ -458,7 +453,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPvp2XProtocol extends AbstractController implement
     if (authnRequest.getIssueInstant() == null) {
       log.warn("Unsupported request: No IssueInstant Attribute found.");
       throw new AuthnRequestValidatorException("pvp2.22",
-          new Object[] {"Unsupported request: No IssueInstant Attribute found"}, pendingReq);
+          new Object[] { "Unsupported request: No IssueInstant Attribute found" }, pendingReq);
 
     }
 
@@ -466,7 +461,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPvp2XProtocol extends AbstractController implement
         .isAfterNow()) {
       log.warn("Unsupported request: No IssueInstant DateTime is not valid anymore.");
       throw new AuthnRequestValidatorException("pvp2.22",
-          new Object[] {"Unsupported request: No IssueInstant DateTime is not valid anymore."},
+          new Object[] { "Unsupported request: No IssueInstant DateTime is not valid anymore." },
           pendingReq);
 
     }
@@ -496,14 +491,13 @@ public abstract class AbstractPvp2XProtocol extends AbstractController implement
 
       }
 
-
     } else {
       // use AssertionConsumerServiceIndex and select consumerService from metadata
       final Integer aIdx = authnRequest.getAssertionConsumerServiceIndex();
       int assertionidx = 0;
 
       if (aIdx != null) {
-        assertionidx = aIdx.intValue();
+        assertionidx = aIdx;
 
       } else {
         assertionidx = Saml2Utils.getDefaultAssertionConsumerServiceIndex(spSsoDescriptor);
@@ -517,7 +511,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractPvp2XProtocol extends AbstractController implement
       }
     }
 
-
     // validate AuthnRequest
     final AuthnRequest authReq = (AuthnRequest) samlReq;
     final String oaUrl = moaRequest.getEntityMetadata(metadataProvider).getEntityID();
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/impl/AuthenticationAction.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/impl/AuthenticationAction.java
index 200d98c4..c0190959 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/impl/AuthenticationAction.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/impl/AuthenticationAction.java
@@ -23,19 +23,6 @@ import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
-import org.joda.time.DateTime;
-import org.opensaml.saml.common.xml.SAMLConstants;
-import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.Assertion;
-import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.AuthnRequest;
-import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.Response;
-import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.metadata.AssertionConsumerService;
-import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.metadata.EntityDescriptor;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
-import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
-import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
-
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.IRequest;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.idp.IAction;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.idp.IAuthData;
@@ -57,13 +44,23 @@ import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.message.PvpSProfileRequest;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.utils.AbstractCredentialProvider;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.utils.Saml2Utils;
 
+import org.joda.time.DateTime;
+import org.opensaml.saml.common.xml.SAMLConstants;
+import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.Assertion;
+import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.AuthnRequest;
+import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.Response;
+import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.metadata.AssertionConsumerService;
+import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.metadata.EntityDescriptor;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+
 @Service("PVPAuthenticationRequestAction")
 public class AuthenticationAction implements IAction {
   private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AuthenticationAction.class);
 
-  private static final String CONFIG_PROPERTY_PVP2_ENABLE_ENCRYPTION =
-      "protocols.pvp2.assertion.encryption.active";
-
   @Autowired(required = true)
   private IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider;
   @Autowired(required = true)
@@ -115,7 +112,7 @@ public class AuthenticationAction implements IAction {
 
       final Response authResponse = AuthResponseBuilder.buildResponse(metadataProvider,
           issuerEntityID, authnRequest, date, assertion,
-          authConfig.getBasicConfigurationBoolean(CONFIG_PROPERTY_PVP2_ENABLE_ENCRYPTION, true));
+          authConfig);
 
       IEncoder binding = null;
 
@@ -141,7 +138,7 @@ public class AuthenticationAction implements IAction {
       sloInformation.setSpEntityID(req.getServiceProviderConfiguration().getUniqueIdentifier());
       return sloInformation;
 
-    } catch (SecurityException e) {
+    } catch (final SecurityException e) {
       log.warn("Message Encoding exception", e);
       throw new ResponderErrorException("pvp2.01", null, e);
 
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/impl/MetadataAction.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/impl/MetadataAction.java
index a1e8b5ba..3f0ad0b6 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/impl/MetadataAction.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/impl/MetadataAction.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ package at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.idp.impl;
 import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
+
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.IRequest;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.idp.IAction;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.idp.IAuthData;
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IPvpMetadataConfigurationFactor
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.Pvp2MetadataException;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.builder.PvpMetadataBuilder;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.utils.AbstractCredentialProvider;
+
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
@@ -74,8 +76,6 @@ public class MetadataAction implements IAction {
       final IPvpMetadataBuilderConfiguration metadataConfig = configFactory
           .generateMetadataBuilderConfiguration(req.getAuthUrlWithOutSlash(), pvpIdpCredentials);
 
-
-
       final String metadataXml = metadatabuilder.buildPvpMetadata(metadataConfig);
       log.trace("METADATA: " + metadataXml);
 
@@ -117,5 +117,4 @@ public class MetadataAction implements IAction {
     }
   }
 
-
 }
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/impl/PvpSProfilePendingRequest.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/impl/PvpSProfilePendingRequest.java
index 6c621841..26e04881 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/impl/PvpSProfilePendingRequest.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/impl/PvpSProfilePendingRequest.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.idp.impl;
 
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.idp.controller.protocols.RequestImpl;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.message.InboundMessage;
+
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Scope;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/impl/builder/AuthResponseBuilder.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/impl/builder/AuthResponseBuilder.java
index 8cafebb9..55e3e8b4 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/impl/builder/AuthResponseBuilder.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/impl/builder/AuthResponseBuilder.java
@@ -19,37 +19,55 @@
 
 package at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.idp.impl.builder;
 
+import java.security.PublicKey;
+import java.security.interfaces.ECPublicKey;
+import java.security.interfaces.RSAPublicKey;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.idp.IConfiguration;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.PvpConstants;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IPvp2MetadataProvider;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.SamlSigningException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.idp.exception.InvalidAssertionEncryptionException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.utils.Saml2Utils;
+
 import org.joda.time.DateTime;
 import org.opensaml.core.criterion.EntityIdCriterion;
 import org.opensaml.saml.common.xml.SAMLConstants;
+import org.opensaml.saml.criterion.EntityRoleCriterion;
+import org.opensaml.saml.criterion.ProtocolCriterion;
+import org.opensaml.saml.metadata.resolver.impl.PredicateRoleDescriptorResolver;
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.Assertion;
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.EncryptedAssertion;
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.Issuer;
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.NameIDType;
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.RequestAbstractType;
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.Response;
+import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.encryption.Encrypter;
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.encryption.Encrypter.KeyPlacement;
 import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.metadata.SPSSODescriptor;
 import org.opensaml.saml.security.impl.MetadataCredentialResolver;
-import org.opensaml.security.MetadataCriteria;
 import org.opensaml.security.credential.UsageType;
 import org.opensaml.security.criteria.UsageCriterion;
 import org.opensaml.security.x509.X509Credential;
-import org.opensaml.xmlsec.EncryptionParameters;
+import org.opensaml.xmlsec.SecurityConfigurationSupport;
+import org.opensaml.xmlsec.encryption.support.DataEncryptionParameters;
 import org.opensaml.xmlsec.encryption.support.EncryptionException;
 import org.opensaml.xmlsec.encryption.support.KeyEncryptionParameters;
+import org.opensaml.xmlsec.keyinfo.KeyInfoCredentialResolver;
 import org.opensaml.xmlsec.keyinfo.KeyInfoGeneratorFactory;
+import org.opensaml.xmlsec.keyinfo.impl.BasicProviderKeyInfoCredentialResolver;
+import org.opensaml.xmlsec.keyinfo.impl.KeyInfoProvider;
+import org.opensaml.xmlsec.keyinfo.impl.provider.DSAKeyValueProvider;
+import org.opensaml.xmlsec.keyinfo.impl.provider.InlineX509DataProvider;
+import org.opensaml.xmlsec.keyinfo.impl.provider.RSAKeyValueProvider;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.PvpConstants;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IPvp2MetadataProvider;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.idp.exception.InvalidAssertionEncryptionException;
-import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.utils.Saml2Utils;
+import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.component.ComponentInitializationException;
 import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.resolver.CriteriaSet;
+import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.resolver.ResolverException;
 
 /**
  * Authentication response builder.
@@ -65,17 +83,17 @@ public class AuthResponseBuilder {
    * Build PVP2 S-Profile authentication response.
    *
    * @param metadataProvider Service-Provider metadata
-   * @param issuerEntityID IDP entityId
-   * @param req current pending request
-   * @param date Timestamp
-   * @param assertion PVP2 S-Profil Assertion
-   * @param enableEncryption encrypt Assertion flag
+   * @param issuerEntityID   IDP entityId
+   * @param req              current pending request
+   * @param date             Timestamp
+   * @param assertion        PVP2 S-Profil Assertion
+   * @param authConfig       {@link IConfiguration}
    * @return PVP2 S-Profile authentication response
    * @throws InvalidAssertionEncryptionException In case of an error
    */
   public static Response buildResponse(final IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider,
       final String issuerEntityID, final RequestAbstractType req, final DateTime date,
-      final Assertion assertion, final boolean enableEncryption)
+      final Assertion assertion, IConfiguration authConfig)
       throws InvalidAssertionEncryptionException {
     final Response authResponse = Saml2Utils.createSamlObject(Response.class);
 
@@ -90,72 +108,117 @@ public class AuthResponseBuilder {
     final String remoteSessionID = Saml2Utils.getSecureIdentifier();
     authResponse.setID(remoteSessionID);
 
-
     // SAML2 response required IssueInstant
     authResponse.setIssueInstant(date);
 
     authResponse.setStatus(Saml2Utils.getSuccessStatus());
 
     // check, if metadata includes an encryption key
-    final MetadataCredentialResolver mdCredResolver =
-        new MetadataCredentialResolver(metadataProvider);
-
-    final CriteriaSet criteriaSet = new CriteriaSet();
-    criteriaSet.add(new EntityIdCriterion(req.getIssuer().getValue()));
-    criteriaSet
-        .add(new MetadataCriteria(SPSSODescriptor.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME, SAMLConstants.SAML20P_NS));
-    criteriaSet.add(new UsageCriterion(UsageType.ENCRYPTION));
+    final X509Credential encryptionCredentials = resolveEncryptionCredential(req, metadataProvider);
 
-    X509Credential encryptionCredentials = null;
-    try {
-      encryptionCredentials = (X509Credential) mdCredResolver.resolveSingle(criteriaSet);
+    if (encryptionCredentials != null
+        && authConfig.getBasicConfigurationBoolean(
+            PvpConstants.CONFIG_PROPERTY_PVP2_ENABLE_ENCRYPTION, true)) {
+      authResponse.getEncryptedAssertions().add(
+          doEncryption(assertion, encryptionCredentials, authConfig));
 
-    } catch (final SecurityException e2) {
-      log.warn("Can not extract the Assertion Encryption-Key from metadata", e2);
-      throw new InvalidAssertionEncryptionException();
+    } else {
+      authResponse.getAssertions().add(assertion);
 
     }
 
-    if (encryptionCredentials != null && enableEncryption) {
-      // encrypt SAML2 assertion
+    return authResponse;
+  }
+
+  private static EncryptedAssertion doEncryption(Assertion assertion,
+      X509Credential encryptionCredentials, IConfiguration authConfig)
+      throws InvalidAssertionEncryptionException {
+    try {
+      final String keyEncAlg = selectKeyEncryptionAlgorithm(encryptionCredentials, authConfig);
 
-      try {
+      final DataEncryptionParameters dataEncParams = new DataEncryptionParameters();
+      dataEncParams.setAlgorithm(authConfig.getBasicConfiguration(
+          PvpConstants.CONFIG_PROP_SEC_ENCRYPTION_DATA, PvpConstants.DEFAULT_SYM_ENCRYPTION_METHODE));
 
-        final EncryptionParameters dataEncParams = new EncryptionParameters();
-        dataEncParams.setAlgorithm(PvpConstants.DEFAULT_SYM_ENCRYPTION_METHODE);
+      final List<KeyEncryptionParameters> keyEncParamList = new ArrayList<>();
+      final KeyEncryptionParameters keyEncParam = new KeyEncryptionParameters();
+      keyEncParam.setEncryptionCredential(encryptionCredentials);
+      keyEncParam.setAlgorithm(keyEncAlg);
 
-        final List<KeyEncryptionParameters> keyEncParamList = new ArrayList<>();
-        final KeyEncryptionParameters keyEncParam = new KeyEncryptionParameters();
+      final KeyInfoGeneratorFactory kigf =
+          SecurityConfigurationSupport.getGlobalEncryptionConfiguration()
+              .getKeyTransportKeyInfoGeneratorManager().getDefaultManager().getFactory(encryptionCredentials);
+      keyEncParam.setKeyInfoGenerator(kigf.newInstance());
+      keyEncParamList.add(keyEncParam);
 
-        keyEncParam.setEncryptionCredential(encryptionCredentials);
-        keyEncParam.setAlgorithm(PvpConstants.DEFAULT_ASYM_ENCRYPTION_METHODE);
-        final KeyInfoGeneratorFactory kigf =
-            org.opensaml.xml.Configuration.getGlobalSecurityConfiguration()
-                .getKeyInfoGeneratorManager().getDefaultManager().getFactory(encryptionCredentials);
-        keyEncParam.setKeyInfoGenerator(kigf.newInstance());
-        keyEncParamList.add(keyEncParam);
+      final Encrypter samlEncrypter = new Encrypter(dataEncParams, keyEncParamList);
+      samlEncrypter.setKeyPlacement(KeyPlacement.PEER);
 
-        final Encrypter samlEncrypter = new Encrypter(dataEncParams, keyEncParamList);
-        // samlEncrypter.setKeyPlacement(KeyPlacement.INLINE);
-        samlEncrypter.setKeyPlacement(KeyPlacement.PEER);
+      return samlEncrypter.encrypt(assertion);
 
-        EncryptedAssertion encryptAssertion = null;
+    } catch (final EncryptionException | SamlSigningException e1) {
+      log.warn("Can not encrypt the PVP2 assertion", e1);
+      throw new InvalidAssertionEncryptionException();
 
-        encryptAssertion = samlEncrypter.encrypt(assertion);
+    }
 
-        authResponse.getEncryptedAssertions().add(encryptAssertion);
+  }
 
-      } catch (final EncryptionException e1) {
-        log.warn("Can not encrypt the PVP2 assertion", e1);
-        throw new InvalidAssertionEncryptionException();
+  private static String selectKeyEncryptionAlgorithm(X509Credential encryptionCredentials,
+      IConfiguration authConfig) throws SamlSigningException {
+    final PublicKey privatekey = encryptionCredentials.getPublicKey();
+    if (privatekey instanceof RSAPublicKey) {
+      return authConfig.getBasicConfiguration(
+          PvpConstants.CONFIG_PROP_SEC_ENCRYPTION_KEY_RSA_ALG,
+          PvpConstants.DEFAULT_ASYM_ENCRYPTION_METHODE_RSA);
 
-      }
+    } else if (privatekey instanceof ECPublicKey) {
+      return authConfig.getBasicConfiguration(
+          PvpConstants.CONFIG_PROP_SEC_ENCRYPTION_KEY_EC_ALG,
+          PvpConstants.DEFAULT_ASYM_ENCRYPTION_METHODE_EC);
 
     } else {
-      authResponse.getAssertions().add(assertion);
+      log.warn("Could NOT evaluate the Private-Key type from " + encryptionCredentials.getEntityId()
+          + " credential.");
+      throw new SamlSigningException("internal.pvp.97",
+          new Object[] { encryptionCredentials.getEntityId(), privatekey.getClass().getName() });
 
     }
 
-    return authResponse;
+  }
+
+  private static X509Credential resolveEncryptionCredential(RequestAbstractType req,
+      IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider) throws InvalidAssertionEncryptionException {
+    try {
+      final List<KeyInfoProvider> keyInfoProvider = new ArrayList<>();
+      keyInfoProvider.add(new DSAKeyValueProvider());
+      keyInfoProvider.add(new RSAKeyValueProvider());
+      keyInfoProvider.add(new InlineX509DataProvider());
+      final KeyInfoCredentialResolver keyInfoCredentialResolver = new BasicProviderKeyInfoCredentialResolver(
+          keyInfoProvider);
+
+      final PredicateRoleDescriptorResolver roleDescriptorResolver = new PredicateRoleDescriptorResolver(
+          metadataProvider);
+      roleDescriptorResolver.setRequireValidMetadata(true);
+      roleDescriptorResolver.initialize();
+
+      final MetadataCredentialResolver mdCredResolver = new MetadataCredentialResolver();
+      mdCredResolver.setRoleDescriptorResolver(roleDescriptorResolver);
+      mdCredResolver.setKeyInfoCredentialResolver(keyInfoCredentialResolver);
+      mdCredResolver.initialize();
+
+      final CriteriaSet criteriaSet = new CriteriaSet();
+      criteriaSet.add(new EntityIdCriterion(req.getIssuer().getValue()));
+      criteriaSet.add(new ProtocolCriterion(SAMLConstants.SAML20P_NS));
+      criteriaSet.add(new EntityRoleCriterion(SPSSODescriptor.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME));
+      criteriaSet.add(new UsageCriterion(UsageType.ENCRYPTION));
+
+      return (X509Credential) mdCredResolver.resolveSingle(criteriaSet);
+
+    } catch (final SecurityException | ComponentInitializationException | ResolverException e2) {
+      log.warn("Can not extract the Assertion Encryption-Key from metadata", e2);
+      throw new InvalidAssertionEncryptionException();
+
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/impl/builder/Pvp2AssertionBuilder.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/impl/builder/Pvp2AssertionBuilder.java
index 922e7efe..b7b18f0f 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/impl/builder/Pvp2AssertionBuilder.java
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/impl/builder/Pvp2AssertionBuilder.java
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import javax.naming.ConfigurationException;
+
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.data.EaafConstants;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.data.ILoALevelMapper;
 import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.idp.IAuthData;
@@ -86,17 +88,16 @@ public class Pvp2AssertionBuilder implements PvpConstants {
   @Autowired
   private ISubjectNameIdGenerator subjectNameIdGenerator;
 
-
   /**
    * Build a PVP assertion as response for a SAML2 AttributeQuery request.
    *
    * @param issuerEntityID EnitiyID, which should be used for this IDP response
-   * @param attrQuery AttributeQuery request from Service-Provider
-   * @param attrList List of PVP response attributes
-   * @param now Current time
-   * @param validTo ValidTo time of the assertion
-   * @param qaaLevel QAA level of the authentication
-   * @param sessionIndex SAML2 SessionIndex, which should be included *
+   * @param attrQuery      AttributeQuery request from Service-Provider
+   * @param attrList       List of PVP response attributes
+   * @param now            Current time
+   * @param validTo        ValidTo time of the assertion
+   * @param qaaLevel       QAA level of the authentication
+   * @param sessionIndex   SAML2 SessionIndex, which should be included *
    * @return PVP 2.1 Assertion
    * @throws Pvp2Exception In case of an error
    */
@@ -119,18 +120,21 @@ public class Pvp2AssertionBuilder implements PvpConstants {
         validTo);
   }
 
-
   /**
    * Build a PVP 2.1 assertion as response of a SAML2 AuthnRequest.
    *
-   * @param issuerEntityID EnitiyID, which should be used for this IDP response
-   * @param pendingReq Current processed pendingRequest DAO
-   * @param authnRequest Current processed PVP AuthnRequest
-   * @param authData AuthenticationData of the user, which is already authenticated
-   * @param peerEntity SAML2 EntityDescriptor of the service-provider, which receives the response
-   * @param date TimeStamp
-   * @param assertionConsumerService SAML2 endpoint of the service-provider, which should be used
-   * @param sloInformation Single LogOut information DAO
+   * @param issuerEntityID           EnitiyID, which should be used for this IDP
+   *                                 response
+   * @param pendingReq               Current processed pendingRequest DAO
+   * @param authnRequest             Current processed PVP AuthnRequest
+   * @param authData                 AuthenticationData of the user, which is
+   *                                 already authenticated
+   * @param peerEntity               SAML2 EntityDescriptor of the
+   *                                 service-provider, which receives the response
+   * @param date                     TimeStamp
+   * @param assertionConsumerService SAML2 endpoint of the service-provider, which
+   *                                 should be used
+   * @param sloInformation           Single LogOut information DAO
    * @return PVP2 S-Profil Assertion
    * @throws Pvp2Exception In case of an error
    */
@@ -203,7 +207,6 @@ public class Pvp2AssertionBuilder implements PvpConstants {
       }
     }
 
-
     // load SPSS decriptor from service-provider metadata
     final SPSSODescriptor spSsoDescriptor = peerEntity.getSPSSODescriptor(SAMLConstants.SAML20P_NS);
 
@@ -217,7 +220,7 @@ public class Pvp2AssertionBuilder implements PvpConstants {
 
       AttributeConsumingService attributeConsumingService = null;
       if (aIdx != null) {
-        idx = aIdx.intValue();
+        idx = aIdx;
         attributeConsumingService = spSsoDescriptor.getAttributeConsumingServices().get(idx);
 
       } else {
@@ -231,8 +234,8 @@ public class Pvp2AssertionBuilder implements PvpConstants {
       }
 
       /*
-       * TODO: maybe use first AttributeConsumingService if no is selected in request or on service
-       * is marked as default
+       * TODO: maybe use first AttributeConsumingService if no is selected in request
+       * or on service is marked as default
        *
        */
       if (attributeConsumingService == null) {
@@ -244,7 +247,6 @@ public class Pvp2AssertionBuilder implements PvpConstants {
 
       }
 
-
       if (attributeConsumingService != null) {
         final Iterator<RequestedAttribute> it =
             attributeConsumingService.getRequestAttributes().iterator();
@@ -268,7 +270,6 @@ public class Pvp2AssertionBuilder implements PvpConstants {
               throw new UnprovideableAttributeException(reqAttribut.getName());
             }
 
-
           } catch (final Pvp2Exception e) {
             log.info("Attribute generation failed! for " + reqAttribut.getFriendlyName());
             if (reqAttribut.isRequired()) {
@@ -342,10 +343,10 @@ public class Pvp2AssertionBuilder implements PvpConstants {
       subjectNameID.setFormat(nameIdFormat);
     }
 
-
     String sessionIndex = null;
 
-    // if request is a reauthentication and NameIDFormat match reuse old session information
+    // if request is a reauthentication and NameIDFormat match reuse old session
+    // information
     if (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(authData.getNameID())
         && StringUtils.isNotEmpty(authData.getNameIdFormat())
         && nameIdFormat.equals(authData.getNameIdFormat())) {
@@ -368,7 +369,8 @@ public class Pvp2AssertionBuilder implements PvpConstants {
     // set 'recipient' attribute in subjectConformationData
     subjectConfirmationData.setRecipient(assertionConsumerService.getLocation());
 
-    // set IP address of the user machine as 'Address' attribute in subjectConformationData
+    // set IP address of the user machine as 'Address' attribute in
+    // subjectConformationData
     final String usersIpAddress =
         pendingReq.getRawData(RequestImpl.DATAID_REQUESTER_IP_ADDRESS, String.class);
     if (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(usersIpAddress)) {
@@ -388,15 +390,15 @@ public class Pvp2AssertionBuilder implements PvpConstants {
   /**
    * Build generic part of PVP S-Profile Assertion.
    *
-   * @param issuer IDP EntityID
-   * @param entityID Service Provider EntityID
-   * @param date Timestamp
-   * @param authnContextClassRef SAML2 AuthnContextClassReference
-   * @param attrList List of attributes
-   * @param subjectNameID SubjectNameId
+   * @param issuer                  IDP EntityID
+   * @param entityID                Service Provider EntityID
+   * @param date                    Timestamp
+   * @param authnContextClassRef    SAML2 AuthnContextClassReference
+   * @param attrList                List of attributes
+   * @param subjectNameID           SubjectNameId
    * @param subjectConfirmationData SubjectConfirmationInformation
-   * @param sessionIndex SessionIndex
-   * @param isValidTo ValidTo Timestamp
+   * @param sessionIndex            SessionIndex
+   * @param isValidTo               ValidTo Timestamp
    * @return PVP S-Profile Assertion
    * @throws ConfigurationException In case on an error
    */
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/test/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/test/AuthnResponseBuilderTest.java b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/test/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/test/AuthnResponseBuilderTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..98cf5f40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/test/java/at/gv/egiz/eaaf/modules/pvp2/idp/test/AuthnResponseBuilderTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+package at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.idp.test;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import javax.xml.transform.TransformerException;
+
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.idp.module.test.DummyAuthConfig;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.utils.DomUtils;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata.IPvp2MetadataProvider;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.exception.Pvp2MetadataException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.idp.exception.InvalidAssertionEncryptionException;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.idp.impl.builder.AuthResponseBuilder;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.metadata.PvpMetadataResolverFactory;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.impl.opensaml.initialize.EaafOpenSaml3xInitializer;
+import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.test.binding.PostBindingTest;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.RandomStringUtils;
+import org.joda.time.DateTime;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.opensaml.core.xml.config.XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport;
+import org.opensaml.core.xml.io.MarshallingException;
+import org.opensaml.core.xml.io.UnmarshallingException;
+import org.opensaml.core.xml.util.XMLObjectSupport;
+import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.Assertion;
+import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.RequestAbstractType;
+import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.Response;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.test.context.TestPropertySource;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
+import org.w3c.dom.Element;
+
+import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.xml.XMLParserException;
+
+@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
+@ContextConfiguration({"/spring/test_eaaf_pvp.beans.xml"})
+@TestPropertySource(
+    locations = {"/config/config_1.props"})
+public class AuthnResponseBuilderTest {
+
+  @Autowired private DummyAuthConfig authConfig;
+  @Autowired private PvpMetadataResolverFactory metadataResolverFactory;
+
+  /**
+   * JUnit class initializer.
+   *
+   * @throws Exception In case of an OpenSAML3 initialization error
+   */
+  @BeforeClass
+  public static void classInitializer() throws Exception {
+    EaafOpenSaml3xInitializer.eaafInitialize();
+
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void encryptedAssertion() throws InvalidAssertionEncryptionException, Pvp2MetadataException,
+      XMLParserException, UnmarshallingException, MarshallingException, TransformerException, IOException {
+    final String issuerEntityID = RandomStringUtils.randomAlphabetic(15);
+
+    final IPvp2MetadataProvider metadataProvider =
+        metadataResolverFactory.createMetadataProvider(
+            "classpath:/data/pvp_metadata_junit_keystore.xml", null, "jUnit metadata resolver", null);
+
+    final RequestAbstractType authnReq = (RequestAbstractType) XMLObjectSupport.unmarshallFromInputStream(
+        XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport.getParserPool(),
+        PostBindingTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/AuthRequest_without_sig_1.xml"));
+    authnReq.setID("_" + RandomStringUtils.randomAlphanumeric(10));
+
+    final Assertion assertion = (Assertion) XMLObjectSupport.unmarshallFromInputStream(
+        XMLObjectProviderRegistrySupport.getParserPool(),
+        PostBindingTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/Assertion_1.xml"));
+
+    //build response
+    final DateTime now = DateTime.now();
+    final Response response = AuthResponseBuilder.buildResponse(
+        metadataProvider, issuerEntityID, authnReq,
+        now, assertion, authConfig);
+
+
+    //validate
+    Assert.assertNotNull("SAML2 response is null", response);
+    Assert.assertTrue("Assertion not null", response.getAssertions().isEmpty());
+    Assert.assertNotNull("Enc. assertion is null", response.getEncryptedAssertions());
+    Assert.assertFalse("Enc. assertion is empty", response.getEncryptedAssertions().isEmpty());
+    Assert.assertEquals("# enc. assertions wrong", 1, response.getEncryptedAssertions().size());
+
+    Assert.assertEquals("InResponseTo", authnReq.getID(), response.getInResponseTo());
+    Assert.assertEquals("Issuer EntityId", issuerEntityID, response.getIssuer().getValue());
+    Assert.assertNotNull("ResponseId is null", response.getID());
+    Assert.assertFalse("ResponseId is emptry", response.getID().isEmpty());
+
+    final Element responseElement = XMLObjectSupport.getMarshaller(response).marshall(response);
+    final String xmlResp = DomUtils.serializeNode(responseElement);
+    Assert.assertNotNull("XML response is null", xmlResp);
+    Assert.assertFalse("XML response is empty", xmlResp.isEmpty());
+
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/test/resources/config/config_1.props b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/test/resources/config/config_1.props
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6324f190
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/test/resources/config/config_1.props
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+keystore.path=classpath:/data/junit.jks
+keystore.pass=password
+key.metadata.alias=meta
+key.metadata.pass=password
+key.sig.alias=sig
+key.sig.pass=password
+key.enc.alias=
+key.enc.pass=
+
+pvp2.assertion.encryption.active=true
+
+client.http.connection.timeout.socket=2
+client.http.connection.timeout.connection=2
+client.http.connection.timeout.request=2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/test/resources/data/Assertion_1.xml b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/test/resources/data/Assertion_1.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c45b5fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/test/resources/data/Assertion_1.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+	<saml2:Assertion xmlns:saml2="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:assertion" ID="_602c3236bffaf71ac3ac88674e76ff9f" IssueInstant="2014-03-05T06:39:51.017Z" Version="2.0">
+		<saml2:Issuer Format="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:entity">https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_moaid-2.0/pvp/metadata</saml2:Issuer>
+		<saml2:Subject>
+			<saml2:NameID Format="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:persistent" NameQualifier="urn:publicid:gv.at:cdid+BF">QVGm48cqcM4UcyhDTNGYmVdrIoY=</saml2:NameID>
+			<saml2:SubjectConfirmation Method="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:cm:bearer">
+				<saml2:SubjectConfirmationData InResponseTo="_aeebfae3ce681fe3ddcaf213a42f01d3" NotOnOrAfter="2014-03-05T06:44:51.017Z" Recipient="https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_demologin/securearea.action"/>
+			</saml2:SubjectConfirmation>
+		</saml2:Subject>
+		<saml2:Conditions NotBefore="2014-03-05T06:39:51.017Z" NotOnOrAfter="2014-03-05T06:44:51.017Z">
+			<saml2:AudienceRestriction>
+				<saml2:Audience>https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_demologin/</saml2:Audience>
+			</saml2:AudienceRestriction>
+		</saml2:Conditions>
+		<saml2:AuthnStatement AuthnInstant="2014-03-05T06:39:51.017Z" SessionIndex="_c0c683509a8ff6ac372a9cf9c5c5a406">
+			<saml2:AuthnContext>
+				<saml2:AuthnContextClassRef>http://www.stork.gov.eu/1.0/citizenQAALevel/4</saml2:AuthnContextClassRef>
+			</saml2:AuthnContext>
+		</saml2:AuthnStatement>
+		<saml2:AttributeStatement>
+			<saml2:Attribute FriendlyName="PVP-VERSION" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.261.10" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri">
+				<saml2:AttributeValue xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="xs:string">2.1</saml2:AttributeValue>
+			</saml2:Attribute>
+			<saml2:Attribute FriendlyName="PRINCIPAL-NAME" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.261.20" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri">
+				<saml2:AttributeValue xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="xs:string">Mustermann</saml2:AttributeValue>
+			</saml2:Attribute>
+			<saml2:Attribute FriendlyName="GIVEN-NAME" Name="urn:oid:2.5.4.42" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri">
+				<saml2:AttributeValue xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="xs:string">Max</saml2:AttributeValue>
+			</saml2:Attribute>
+			<saml2:Attribute FriendlyName="BIRTHDATE" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.55" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri">
+				<saml2:AttributeValue xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="xs:string">1940-01-01</saml2:AttributeValue>
+			</saml2:Attribute>
+			<saml2:Attribute FriendlyName="BPK" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.149" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri">
+				<saml2:AttributeValue xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="xs:string">BF:QVGm48cqcM4UcyhDTNGYmVdrIoY=</saml2:AttributeValue>
+			</saml2:Attribute>
+			<saml2:Attribute FriendlyName="EID-CITIZEN-QAA-LEVEL" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.261.94" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri">
+				<saml2:AttributeValue xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="xs:integer">4</saml2:AttributeValue>
+			</saml2:Attribute>
+			<saml2:Attribute FriendlyName="EID-ISSUING-NATION" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.261.32" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri">
+				<saml2:AttributeValue xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="xs:string">AT</saml2:AttributeValue>
+			</saml2:Attribute>
+			<saml2:Attribute FriendlyName="EID-SECTOR-FOR-IDENTIFIER" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.261.34" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri">
+				<saml2:AttributeValue xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="xs:string">urn:publicid:gv.at:cdid+BF</saml2:AttributeValue>
+			</saml2:Attribute>
+		</saml2:AttributeStatement>
+	</saml2:Assertion>
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/test/resources/data/AuthRequest_without_sig_1.xml b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/test/resources/data/AuthRequest_without_sig_1.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef35ea92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/test/resources/data/AuthRequest_without_sig_1.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<saml2p:AuthnRequest xmlns:saml2p="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol" AssertionConsumerServiceIndex="1" AttributeConsumingServiceIndex="0" Destination="https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_moaid-2.0/pvp2/post" ID="_aeebfae3ce681fe3ddcaf213a42f01d3" IssueInstant="2014-03-05T06:39:02.775Z" Version="2.0">
+	<saml2:Issuer xmlns:saml2="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:assertion" Format="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:entity">https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_demologin/</saml2:Issuer>
+	<saml2:Subject xmlns:saml2="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:assertion">
+		<saml2:NameID>https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_demologin/</saml2:NameID>
+	</saml2:Subject>
+	<saml2p:NameIDPolicy AllowCreate="true" Format="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:persistent"/>
+	<saml2p:RequestedAuthnContext>
+		<saml2:AuthnContextClassRef xmlns:saml2="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:assertion">http://www.stork.gov.eu/1.0/citizenQAALevel/4</saml2:AuthnContextClassRef>
+	</saml2p:RequestedAuthnContext>
+</saml2p:AuthnRequest>
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/test/resources/data/junit.jks b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/test/resources/data/junit.jks
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5262cb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/test/resources/data/junit.jks
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/test/resources/data/pvp_metadata_junit_keystore.xml b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/test/resources/data/pvp_metadata_junit_keystore.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52549a88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/test/resources/data/pvp_metadata_junit_keystore.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<md:EntityDescriptor xmlns:md="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:metadata" ID="_2e23ca9b2ba4dc9eef15187830d07ff0" entityID="https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_demologin/" validUntil="2020-02-05T06:41:42.966Z">
+	<ds:Signature xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
+		<ds:SignedInfo>
+			<ds:CanonicalizationMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"/>
+			<ds:SignatureMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#rsa-sha256"/>
+			<ds:Reference URI="#_2e23ca9b2ba4dc9eef15187830d07ff0">
+				<ds:Transforms>
+					<ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#enveloped-signature"/>
+					<ds:Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"/>
+				</ds:Transforms>
+				<ds:DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/>
+				<ds:DigestValue>Jy/c0ZvVJSfWzSoAcxDx/o+T5W61vvNJNqTFz2o+ILc=</ds:DigestValue>
+			</ds:Reference>
+		</ds:SignedInfo>
+		<ds:SignatureValue>chMxIdwrPvr78j3oTtgS7udbydy9kye1bbeQ4jm2GeFKUfxvJqY+vt9MjVnWFeR4c16gd80BjZJ6xxD5i5Ifci3YtxeKSxq0ttH/xZYEhJZkD/0NrGUhSvNV9zuLAz3uGk/LJ+2JxRq7dbnW4n9MtGuYhea8OW9/Pr1xI1KyskQS76NZDsGjjfnFWbFXahLoQZULU4Ke3SfZVqLATTn0J34RZnjNH3QieY3LhRzOVu/I5yeZtnLgUS6dg0Gab9DA/pdNFaC632iaE5QCXJmhgpqkjbkayO9e8N93YGFjbszhU1Kws5OUGjXjfCZwezLeOUZoKEfo5c+4+zEaTrEQjg==</ds:SignatureValue>
+		<ds:KeyInfo>
+			<ds:X509Data>
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+			</ds:X509Data>
+		</ds:KeyInfo>
+	</ds:Signature>
+	<md:SPSSODescriptor AuthnRequestsSigned="true" WantAssertionsSigned="false" protocolSupportEnumeration="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol">
+		<md:KeyDescriptor use="signing">
+			<ds:KeyInfo xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
+				<ds:X509Data>
+					<ds:X509Certificate>MIIC+jCCAeKgAwIBAgIEXjF+fTANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFADA/MQswCQYDVQQGEwJB
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+              </ds:X509Data>
+			</ds:KeyInfo>
+		</md:KeyDescriptor>
+		<md:KeyDescriptor use="encryption">
+			<ds:KeyInfo xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
+				<ds:X509Data>
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+				</ds:X509Data>
+			</ds:KeyInfo>
+		</md:KeyDescriptor>
+		<md:NameIDFormat>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:persistent</md:NameIDFormat>
+		<md:AssertionConsumerService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-POST" Location="https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_moaid-2.0/sp/eidas/post" index="0" isDefault="true"/>
+		<md:AssertionConsumerService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-Redirect" Location="https://demo.egiz.gv.at/demoportal_moaid-2.0/sp/eidas/redirect" index="1"/>
+		<md:AttributeConsumingService index="0" isDefault="true">
+			<md:ServiceName xml:lang="en">Default Service</md:ServiceName>
+			<md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="BPK" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.149" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="true"/>
+			<md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="PRINCIPAL-NAME" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.261.20" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="true"/>
+			<md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="BIRTHDATE" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.55" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="true"/>
+			<md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="PVP-VERSION" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.261.10" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="true"/>
+			<md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="EID-ISSUING-NATION" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.261.32" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="true"/>
+			<md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="MANDATOR-LEGAL-PERSON-SOURCE-PIN-TYPE" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.261.76" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="false"/>
+			<md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="MANDATOR-LEGAL-PERSON-FULL-NAME" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.261.84" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="false"/>
+			<md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="MANDATE-TYPE" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.261.68" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="false"/>
+			<md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="MANDATOR-LEGAL-PERSON-SOURCE-PIN" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.261.100" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="false"/>
+			<md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="GIVEN-NAME" Name="urn:oid:2.5.4.42" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="true"/>
+			<md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="EID-SECTOR-FOR-IDENTIFIER" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.261.34" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="true"/>
+			<md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="MANDATE-TYPE-OID" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.261.106" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="false"/>
+			<md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="EID-IDENTITY-LINK" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.261.38" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="false"/>
+			<md:RequestedAttribute FriendlyName="EID-CITIZEN-QAA-EIDAS-LEVEL" Name="urn:oid:1.2.40.0.10.2.1.1.261.108" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" isRequired="true"/>
+		</md:AttributeConsumingService>
+	</md:SPSSODescriptor>
+	<md:Organization>
+		<md:OrganizationName xml:lang="de">EGIZ</md:OrganizationName>
+		<md:OrganizationDisplayName xml:lang="de">E-Government Innovationszentrum</md:OrganizationDisplayName>
+		<md:OrganizationURL xml:lang="de">http://www.egiz.gv.at</md:OrganizationURL>
+	</md:Organization>
+	<md:ContactPerson contactType="technical">
+		<md:Company>E-Government Innovationszentrum</md:Company>
+		<md:GivenName>Lenz</md:GivenName>
+		<md:SurName>Thomas</md:SurName>
+		<md:EmailAddress>thomas.lenz@egiz.gv.at</md:EmailAddress>
+		<md:TelephoneNumber>+43 316 873 5525</md:TelephoneNumber>
+	</md:ContactPerson>
+</md:EntityDescriptor>
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/test/resources/spring/test_eaaf_core.beans.xml b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/test/resources/spring/test_eaaf_core.beans.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..375224bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/test/resources/spring/test_eaaf_core.beans.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
+  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+  xmlns:context="http://www.springframework.org/schema/context"
+  xmlns:tx="http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx"
+  xmlns:aop="http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop"
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop/spring-aop-3.1.xsd
+    http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans.xsd
+    http://www.springframework.org/schema/context http://www.springframework.org/schema/context/spring-context-3.1.xsd
+    http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx/spring-tx-3.0.xsd">
+
+  <bean id="dummyAuthConfig"
+        class="at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.idp.module.test.DummyAuthConfig" />
+
+  <bean id="dummyVelocityGuiBuilder"
+        class="at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.idp.module.gui.DummyVelocityGuiFormBuilder" />
+
+  <bean id="dummyGuiBuilderConfigFactory"
+        class="at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.idp.module.gui.DummyGuiBuilderConfigurationFactory" />
+  
+  <bean id="httpClientFactory"
+        class="at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.impl.utils.HttpClientFactory" />
+
+</beans>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/test/resources/spring/test_eaaf_pvp.beans.xml b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/test/resources/spring/test_eaaf_pvp.beans.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aac94041
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_idp/src/test/resources/spring/test_eaaf_pvp.beans.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
+  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+  xmlns:context="http://www.springframework.org/schema/context"
+  xmlns:tx="http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx"
+  xmlns:aop="http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop"
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop/spring-aop-3.1.xsd
+    http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans.xsd
+    http://www.springframework.org/schema/context http://www.springframework.org/schema/context/spring-context-3.1.xsd
+    http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx/spring-tx-3.0.xsd">
+
+  <import resource="test_eaaf_core.beans.xml"/>  
+  <import resource="classpath:/eaaf_pvp.beans.xml"/>
+
+  <bean id="dummyCredentialProvider"
+        class="at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.test.dummy.DummyCredentialProvider" />
+
+ 
+</beans>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_sp/pom.xml b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_sp/pom.xml
index 51219563..5b16a151 100644
--- a/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_sp/pom.xml
+++ b/eaaf_modules/eaaf_module_pvp2_sp/pom.xml
@@ -54,21 +54,20 @@
       </plugin>
       
       <!-- enable co-existence of testng and junit -->
-			<plugin>
-				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>${surefire.version}</version>
-				<configuration>
-					<threadCount>1</threadCount>
-					<argLine>--add-modules java.xml.bind</argLine>
-				</configuration>
-				<dependencies>
-					<dependency>
-						<groupId>org.apache.maven.surefire</groupId>
-						<artifactId>surefire-junit47</artifactId>
-						<version>${surefire.version}</version>
-					</dependency>
-				</dependencies>
-			</plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>${surefire.version}</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <threadCount>1</threadCount>          
+        </configuration>
+        <dependencies>
+          <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.surefire</groupId>
+            <artifactId>surefire-junit47</artifactId>
+            <version>${surefire.version}</version>
+          </dependency>
+        </dependencies>
+      </plugin>
       
     </plugins>
   </build>