Authentication Flow Manager and Related Components (See "Installing Common Adapter Components")

Note: You can install Authentication Flow Manager (AFM), AFM Wizard, and State Manager components on a fresh system that hosts your application server.

Authentication Flow Manager

Navigates the user through the authentication process, risk evaluation process, or both.

AFM Wizard

A Web-based application that helps perform basic configurations of other Adapter components.

State Manager

Generates, maintains, and tracks the tokens that are used to associate the authentication and risk status of users’ sessions across Adapter and the integrated solution’s components.

Components on SiteMinder Policy Server System (See "Installing on SiteMinder Policy Server System")

Authentication Shim

This is the core component of the integrated solution. It enables interaction between components, SiteMinder, and other authentication schemes.

Components on SiteMinder Web Agent System (See "Installing on SiteMinder Web Agent System")

Form Credential Collector Pages

Collects authentication input from the user and sends it for authentication and risk evaluation.