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+[![Build Status](https://jenkins.testbed.tier.internet2.edu/buildStatus/icon?job=docker/shib-sp/master)](https://jenkins.testbed.tier.internet2.edu/job/docker/shib-sp/master)
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+This image is the parent of COmanage and Grouper containers, as it contains the OpenSUSE repositories for shibboleth package management, and an apache installation.
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