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(Required) A SOA Agent is integrated with a web server or a J2EE application server. An agent acts as the Policy Enforcement Point (PEP), intercepting user requests for resources and communicating with a Policy Server to determine if the resource is protected.
If the resource is not protected, the SOA Agent allows access. If the resource is protected, the Agent continues to communicate with the Policy Server to authenticate and authorize users. Agents also cache information about authenticated users and protected resources to allow quicker access to resources.
Note: For more information about installing SOA Agents, see the corresponding Agent Guide.
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