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Preconfigure the Policy Objects

The following is an overview of the configuration procedures to perform on the Policy Server before installing the Agent software:

1. Duplicate or create a new Host Configuration Object, which holds initialization parameters for a Trusted Host. (If upgrading from an earlier Agent install, you can use the existing Host Configuration object).

   The Trusted Host is a server that hosts one or more Agents and handles their connection to the Policy Server.

2. As necessary, add or edit Trusted Host parameters in the Host Configuration Object that you just created.
3. Create an Agent identity for the SiteMinder Agent for JBoss. Select Web Agent as the Agent type for the SiteMinder Agent for JBoss.

   Note: If you are using SiteMinder SSO-based perimeter authentication to validate identities obtained from SiteMinder session cookies, configure separate Agents identities for the SiteMinder Agent for JBoss and the Web Agent on the proxy server.

4. Duplicate an existing or create a new Agent Configuration Object, which holds Agent configuration parameters and can be used to centrally configure a group of Agents.
5. In the Agent Configuration Object you created, verify that the DefaultAgentName parameter is set to specify the Agent identity defined in Step 3.