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Additional Requirements for SiteMinder Integration

When CA IdentityMinder integrates with SiteMinder, the implementation must include the components in the basic CA IdentityMinder installation, plus the following additional components:

• Policy Server

  Provides policy management, authentication, authorization, and accounting services.

  The Policy Server can be installed on the same machine as the CA IdentityMinder Server, if the Policy Server is dedicated to CA IdentityMinder. If the Policy Server is protecting other applications, we recommend installing it on a separate machine to ensure best performance.

• Policy Store

  Contains all of the Policy Server data. You can configure a policy store in a supported LDAP or relational database. In high availability implementations, we recommend installing the policy store on a separate server.

• Extensions to the Policy Server

  Enables a SiteMinder Policy Server to support CA IdentityMinder. Install the extensions on each SiteMinder Policy Server system in your CA IdentityMinder implementation.

• SiteMinder Web Agent

  Works with the SiteMinder Policy Server to protect the User Console. Installed on the system with the CA IdentityMinder Server.