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How to Configure the SiteMinder Connector

The configuration process for the SiteMinder Connector is as follows:

1. Configure a policy at the SiteMinder Policy Server whose purpose is to generate a SiteMinder session. Although this policy functions as any other SiteMinder policy, its main objective is to trigger a session, not to protect resources.

   The policy requires that you configure the typical SiteMinder objects that make up a policy; however, you use a custom SiteMinder authentication scheme.

   Note: This policy is in addition to existing policies that are configured for SiteMinder access control.

2. Configure the SiteMinder Connector at Federation Manager.
3. Register Federation Manager with SiteMinder as a SiteMinder Web Agent. This is done using the Federation Manager UI.
4. Set up a working partnership between the asserting and relying parties.

Important! The user directory for the Federation Manager deployment and the user directory used by the SiteMinder deployment must be the same physical directory. The name for both of these directories must be the same for user store lookups.