Configuring Global Information

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Configuring Global Information

The global Authentication Shim configuration parameters are available in the GLOBAL SETUP section of the adaptershim.ini file. The following table describes the parameters of the [arcot/integrations/smadapter] section.

Parameter	Required/ Optional	Description
WatchInterval	Required	Specify the polling interval (in seconds) for Authentication Shim to use for monitoring the configuration file. Authentication Shim allows configuration changes without restarting SiteMinder Policy Server. It monitors the configuration file at this interval and if the file has changed, it reloads the configuration. Default value: 300
ShimIdentifierString	Optional	Specify a unique identifier for the Authentication Shim instance. The value that you specify is appended with the section name to create an identifier.
LogSupported	Required	Specify whether to enable logging for Authentication Shim. Set this to 1 if you want to enable logging, or set this value to 0 to disable logging.
MultipleUserDirectoriesSupported	Optional	Specify whether to enable multiple user directory support. If this parameter is set to 1, then multiple user directory support is enabled. Default value: 0 (disabled)
UserStatusFlag	Optional	Specify the user attribute in the directory server used by SiteMinder to store the user’s status. Note: This parameter is required to enable detailed logging of user status in SiteMinder audit logs and Authentication Shim logs. The value of this parameter must match the value specified for the Disabled Flag(RW) attribute under the User Attributes tab in the SiteMinder User Directory Dialog.
SmApiVersion	Optional	Specify the supported version of the SiteMinder API. Supported versions are: 300 400 401 Default value: 400 Note: If you change this value, restart the Policy Server for the changes to take effect.
SMPSLogEnabled	Optional	Specify whether to enable logging to the SiteMinder Policy Server log. Set the value to 1 if you want to enable logging to the SiteMinder Policy Server log. Set the value to 0 if you do not want to enable logging to the SiteMinder Policy Server log. Default value: 1 (enabled)
SMTraceLogEnabled	Optional	Specify whether to enable logging to the SiteMinder trace log. Set the value to 1 if you want to enable logging to the SiteMinder trace log. Set the value to 0 if you do not want to enable logging to the SiteMinder trace log. Default value: 1 (enabled)