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SPS as a Federation Gateway

The SPS federation gateway simplifies the configuration involved in a federated environment. Typically, you have a federated environment where partners are communicating through many web servers. Each web server requires that you install and configure the Web Agent and the Web Agent Option Pack.

If you enable the SPS as a federation gateway, the number of components that you have to install and set-up is reduced. The SPS federation gateway has the standard embedded components of the SPS and the Federation Web Services application provided by the Web Agent Option Pack.

Note: Knowledge of SiteMinder Federation Security Services is required for anyone configuring SPS in a federated environment. For more information about Federation Security Services, see the CA SiteMinder Federation Security Services Guide.

The following illustration shows the difference with or without the SPS federation gateway.