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CA SiteMinder Worksheet

Before you reference CA SiteMinder as the user store, gather the following configuration information:

Required information

Value

Comments

Host

 

Defines the host name or IP address of the referenced CA SiteMinder system. You can use IPv4 or IPv6 IP addresses.

Admin Name

 

The user name for the CA SiteMinder super user who maintains system and domain objects.

Admin Password

 

The password for the associated user name.

Agent Name

 

The name of the agent provided to the Policy Server. The name is not case-sensitive.

Agent Secret

 

The case-sensitive shared secret as defined to CA SiteMinder. The agent secret is case-sensitive.

Cache Global Users

 

Specifies whether to cache global users in memory, which allows for faster lookups at the cost of scalability.

Note: Global user groups are always cached.

Cache Update Time

 

The interval in minutes after which the user cache is automatically updated.

Include Unmapped Attributes

 

Specifies whether to include external attributes that are not mapped for use as filters or in searches.

Retrieve Exchange Groups as Global User Groups

 

If the type of external directory is Microsoft Active Directory, this option specifies that you want to create global groups from Microsoft Exchange group information. If selected, you can write policies against members of distribution lists.

Authorization Store Type

 

Defines the type of user store in use.

Authorization Store Name

 

Specifies the assigned name of the user store referenced in the Authorization Store Type field.

More information:

Reference CA SiteMinder as the User Store