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Policy Server

(Required) A SOA Security Manager Policy Server (Policy Server) acts as the Policy Decision Point (PDP). The purpose of the Policy Server is to evaluate and enforce access control policies, which it communicates to a SOA Agent. A Policy Server provides the following:

• Policy-based user management
• Authentication services
• Authorization services
• Session management
• Auditing services

The Policy Server interacts with all other major components to perform these tasks.

More information:

Policy Server Installation Requirements

Installing the Policy Server on Windows Systems

Installing the Policy Server on UNIX Systems