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Install the SiteMinder Web Agent

You can use a SiteMinder Web Agent or a Web Agent Group to protect CA Identity Manager resources. For supported Web Agent versions, see the CA Identity Manager support matrix on the CA Support Site.

Note: For more information about Web Agent groups, see the CA SiteMinder Web Access Manager Policy Server Configuration Guide.

Before installing the Web Agent, ensure the following requirements have been met:

• The SiteMinder Policy Server is installed and configured.
• The system that hosts the Web Agent has network access to the Policy Server.
• The Web Server that hosts the Web Agent is running.

The following table lists the steps to install and configure a SiteMinder Web Agent:

Important! CA Identity Manager now uses a new CA styles EAR. To support this, change the web server plug-in that is used to forward to the application server, by adding a redirection to /castylesr5.1.1 in addition to /idm in the http proxy forwarder.

To use the SiteMinder Web Agent to protect CA Identity Manager, select the Web Agent when you create an Environment. For instructions, see the Configuration Guide.

Note: You do not need to create any additional objects in SiteMinder to use the SiteMinder Web Agent.

To verify the Web Agent, confirm the following:

• The SiteMinder Policy Server Authentication and Authorization logs verify that the Web Agent starts properly.
• The Agent log for the Web Agent verifies that the Web Agent starts properly.