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Multiple Session Schemes for Virtual Hosts

The SPS supports multiple session schemes for each virtual host in an enterprise. Session schemes can be assigned to each user agent type that has access to a virtual host. The following illustration shows the SPS configured for four virtual hosts.

The preceding illustration shows that the session scheme varies for a user agent depending on the virtual host accessed by the user. For example, when accessing www.company.com with a browser, the SPS uses SiteMinder cookies to maintain a user session. But when accessing BondTrading.company.com, browser sessions are maintained using the SSL ID of the user HTTPS connection. The sessions for PDA and wireless users are maintained using cookieless session schemes, while browser user sessions are maintained through cookies or mini-cookies.