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Test Tool Overview

The Test Tool is a utility that simulates the interaction between Agents and Policy Servers. It tests the functionality of the Policy Server. During testing, the Test Tool acts as the Agent, making the same requests to the Policy Server as a real Agent. This allows you to test your CA SiteMinder® configuration before deploying it.

The Test Tool is only available on Windows systems. It can be used to emulate Windows-based Web Agents and RADIUS Agents without limitations. The Test Tool can create connections with any Policy Server on all platforms, however, post 4.x Web Agents on Solaris cannot be tested with the Test Tool. To test policies for 5.x and later Web Agents, do one of the following:

The Test Tool performs three types of tests:

Functionality

Tests policies to ensure they are configured correctly.

Regression

Tests whether or not changes, such as migrating a policy store or implementing a new feature, affect CA SiteMinder®.

Stress

Tests the performance of the Policy Server as it receives multiple requests.

Note: You can also test policies using the Scripting Interface. See the Programming Guide for Perl.